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Fan Zeng’s character painting "Eighteen High Monks" Who are they?

Buddhist pictures 2016-09-01

1·Fan Zeng's figure painting "Eighteen High Monks".

2·Faxian (about 337-422), an eminent monk in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, with a secular surname Gong, and a native of Wuyang, Pingyang.He is a famous monk in the history of Chinese Buddhism, an outstanding Buddhist innovator, the first Chinese master to study scriptures and Dharma overseas, and an outstanding traveler and translator.(Drawn by Fan Zeng)

3·Shan Wuwei (637-735), one of the founders of Tantric Buddhism, a native of Magada, Central India.The descendant of King Ganlu inherited the throne of Yantu at the age of thirteen. Later, he became a monk and learned secret methods from Damojuduo.(Drawn by Fan Zeng)

4·Zhiyan (538-597), a high-ranking monk from Chen and Sui Dynasty, and the actual founder of Tiantai Sect.(Drawn by Fan Zeng)

5·Daoan (312-385), an eminent monk in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, with a secular surname Wei, and a native of Fuliu, Changshan.Daoan wrote many works and translated scriptures, and made great contributions to Buddhism.(Drawn by Fan Zeng)

6·Huiyuan (334-416), an eminent monk in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, with a secular surname, and annoying Yanmen Tower.He lived in Lushan Mountain and practiced Pure Land with Liu Yimin and others. He was the ancestor of Pure Land Sect. He was proficient in Confucianism and was a member of Laozi and Zhuangzi.(Drawn by Fan Zeng)

7·An Shigao, a Buddhist scripture translator, is the founder of the Chinese Buddhist scripture translation career.(Drawn by Fan Zeng)

8·Hongyi (1880-1942), whose original name was Li Shutong, whose genealogy was Wentao, whose youth was Chengqi, whose scientific name was Guanghou, whose courtesy name was Xishuang, and whose other name was Shutu.Born in Tianjin, his ancestral home is Pinghu, Zhejiang (some say Shanxi).Proficient in painting, music, drama, calligraphy, seal carving and poetry, and is a famous artist and art educator in modern China.(Drawn by Fan Zeng)

9·Jing'an (1851-1912), commonly known as Huang Dushan, and his courtesy name was Fuyu. He was from Shitan, Xiangtan County, Qing Dynasty.A famous modern patriotic poet monk.(Drawn by Fan Zeng)

10·Huaihai (720-814), a Zen master of the Tang Dynasty, with a secular surname Wang, and a native of Changle, Fuzhou.A famous Buddhist reformer in the Tang Dynasty, the Dharma heir of Mazu Daoyi.(Drawn by Fan Zeng)

11·Jianzhen (687-763), a high-ranking monk in the Tang Dynasty, from Pingyang, Guangling, descendant of the Nanshan Sect of the Literature, the founder of the Japanese Buddhist Literature, and a famous medical scientist.The Japanese people called Jianzhen "the turret of the balance", which means that his achievements are enough to represent the roof of the culture of the balance era (meaning the peak).(Drawn by Fan Zeng)

12·Yiren (683-727), named Zhang Sui, was from Changle, Weizhou (now Nanle County, Henan Province).A high-ranking monk and a famous astronomer in the Tang Dynasty.(Drawn by Fan Zeng)

13·Kumarajiva (344-413), one of the four major Chinese Buddhist translators.(Drawn by Fan Zeng)

14·Huineng (638-713), whose common surname is Lu, was originally from Fanyang, and was born in the South China Sea.The Zen patriarch of Buddhism was taught by the fifth ancestor of Huangmei, Hongren, and inherited the Dongshan Dharma. He was the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism and was known as the Sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism in the world.(Drawn by Fan Zeng)

15·Bodhidharma (?-528), a native of Southern India, a Brahmin caste, translated as enlightenment.He called himself the 28th ancestor of the Buddhist Zen Buddhism and was the ancestor of Chinese Zen Buddhism. Therefore, the Zen Buddhism in China is also called the Bodhidharma School. Bodhidharma is respected as the "first generation of the ancestor of the East" and "Bodhidharma School". He is collectively known as the three great masters of the Liang Dynasty, together with Zen Master Baozhi and Master Fu.(Drawn by Fan Zeng)

16·Fazang (643-712), an eminent monk in the Tang Dynasty, the actual founder of Huayan Sect, was called the Three Patriarchs in the sect.(Drawn by Fan Zeng)

17·Daoxuan (596-667), a native of Jingzhao, was named Qian, and his calligraphy was widely used.A high-ranking monk in the Tang Dynasty, founder of the Four-point Lu Nanshan Sect, also known as Nanshan Lawyer and Nanshan Master, was known as Lu Zu.(Drawn by Fan Zeng)

18·Xuanzang (600-664), an eminent monk in the Tang Dynasty, and one of the four major Chinese Buddhist translators.Founder of Chinese Buddhist Dharma-Essence Consciousness-Only Sect;After becoming a monk, he visited famous Buddhist teachers and went to India to study Buddhism.(Drawn by Fan Zeng)

19·Jizang (549-623), a high-ranking monk in the Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, with a secular surname An, whose ancestral home is Anxi, was born in Jinling and was the founder of the Sanlun Sect.He became a monk at the age of Falang and was well-known. After he had the precepts, the Śrāvaka became a high-ranking person. In the early Tang Dynasty, he was conquered as one of the ten great masters who led the monks set up by Emperor Gaozu and was highly respected by the Tang royal family.(Drawn by Fan Zeng)

2024-02-05 18:11
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