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| − | "{{Wiki|White Lotus Society}}." A {{Wiki|Chinese}} [[religious]] group that practiced [[meditation]] on the [[Buddha Amida]], established in 402 by [[Hui-yüan]] at [[Tung-lin-ssu]] [[temple]] on [[Mount Lu]]. [[Hui-yüan]], a leading [[disciple]] of [[Tao-an]], went to [[Mount Lu]] in 384 with a group of his [[disciples]]. In 402 he along with 123 priests and lay practitioners made a [[vow]] before an {{Wiki|image}} of [[Amida]], and [[tradition]] identifies this with the founding of [[Pai-lien-she]], or {{Wiki|White Lotus Society}}. The group was so named after the [[white lotus]] [[flowers]] that grew in the ponds of the [[temple]]. The [[Pai-lien-she]] is regarded as a precursor of the [[Pure Land]] school of [[Buddhism]]. | + | "{{Wiki|White Lotus Society}}." A {{Wiki|Chinese}} [[religious]] group that practiced [[meditation]] on the [[Buddha Amida]], established in 402 by [[Hui-yüan]] at [[Tung-lin-ssu]] [[temple]] on [[Mount Lu]]. [[Hui-yüan]], a leading [[disciple]] of [[Tao-an]], went to [[Mount Lu]] in 384 with a group of his [[disciples]]. In 402 he along with 123 {{Wiki|priests}} and lay practitioners made a [[vow]] before an {{Wiki|image}} of [[Amida]], and [[tradition]] identifies this with the founding of [[Pai-lien-she]], or {{Wiki|White Lotus Society}}. The group was so named after the [[white lotus]] [[flowers]] that grew in the ponds of the [[temple]]. The [[Pai-lien-she]] is regarded as a precursor of the [[Pure Land]] school of [[Buddhism]]. |
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Pai-lien-she
白蓮社 (PY Bailianshe; Jpn Byakuren-sha)
"White Lotus Society." A Chinese religious group that practiced meditation on the Buddha Amida, established in 402 by Hui-yüan at Tung-lin-ssu temple on Mount Lu. Hui-yüan, a leading disciple of Tao-an, went to Mount Lu in 384 with a group of his disciples. In 402 he along with 123 priests and lay practitioners made a vow before an image of Amida, and tradition identifies this with the founding of Pai-lien-she, or White Lotus Society. The group was so named after the white lotus flowers that grew in the ponds of the temple. The Pai-lien-she is regarded as a precursor of the Pure Land school of Buddhism.
