About this episode

This episode explores the life and significance of Daosheng in East Asian Buddhism.

Bright on Buddhism - Episode 133 - Who was Daosheng? What did he do? What is his significance to East Asian Buddhism? Resources: Blum, Mark (2003). "Daosheng". In Buswell, Robert E. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Buddhism. New York: Macmillan Reference Lib. pp. 201–202. ISBN 0028657187. Buswell, Robert Jr; Lopez, Donald S. Jr., eds. (2013). Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691157863. Hsiang-Kuang, Chou (1956). A History of Chinese Buddhism. Allahabad: Indo-Chinese Literature Publications. Kanno, Hiroshi (1994). "An Overview of Research on Chinese Commentaries of the Lotus Sutra". Acta Asiatica. 66: 87–103. Kim, Young-Ho (1985). Tao-Sheng's Commentary on the Lotus Sutra: A Study and Translation. dissertation, Albany, NY.: McMaster University. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Kim, Young-ho (1992). Tao-Sheng's Commentary on the Lotus Sutra: A Study and Translation. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-1-4384-0898-9. Lai, Whalen (1982). "Sinitic speculations on buddha-nature". Philosophy East and West. 32 (2): 135–149. doi:10.2307/1398712. JSTOR 1398712. Lai, Whalen (1991). "Tao Sheng's Theory of Sudden…

People in this episode

Host: Nicholas Bright Haight

Topics covered

• Daosheng
• East Asian Buddhism
• Buddhist commentary
• Lotus Sutra
• Chinese Buddhism
• Enlightenment

Keywords

• Daosheng
• East Asian Buddhism
• Lotus Sutra
• Buddhism
• Chinese Buddhism
• Enlightenment
• Buddhist commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Macmillan Reference Lib, Princeton University Press, SUNY Press, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited

Books & works: Lotus Sutra, Encyclopedia of Buddhism, Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, A History of Chinese Buddhism, Tao-Sheng's Commentary on the Lotus Sutra: A Study and Translation, Sinitic speculations on buddha-nature, Tao Sheng's Theory of Sudden Enlightenment Re-examined

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