Tiantai: 2 definitions
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Tiantai means something in Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Tiantai refers to a division of the “the lineage of profound view” within in Chinese Buddhism.—Liu states (p. 334n1407) that this school (shenguan) — also known as the Dharmatā (faxing) or Emptiness (kong) school — has two divisions in China, Tiantai and Huayan, and that the Madhyamaka or Sanlun (Three-Treatise) school is also reckoned as part of this division.—Cf. Yeshé Den (ye shes ldan) otherwise known as Zhiyi (531–97) who was like a great chariot from whom the lineage of the view spread in China. [...] He constructed a great monastery on Mount Tiantai called Guoqing Si (National Purity Monastery) and a great monastery on Yuchuan Mountain as well.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
India history and geography
Tiantai together with Huayan (as Chinese Buddhist Schools) refers to “profound view” and represents one of the “Five Lineages of Chinese Buddhism” (in Tibetan: rgya nag gi nang pa'i brgyud lnga). According Tibetan analyses, the fivbe lineages are vinaya (Lu), secret mantra (Chenyen), extensive practice (school of Xuanzang), profound view (Tiantai and Huayan) and essential meaning (Chan).
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Search found 12 books and stories containing Tiantai; (plurals include: Tiantais). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
The Merging of Tiantai and Vinaya < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 4.1 (2021)]
The Circulation and Reception of Tiantai Commentaries on the... < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 4.1 (2021)]
A Short History of an Abbreviated Tang Tiantai Text < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 4.1 (2021)]
Buddha-nature (as Depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra) (by Nguyen Dac Sy)
3. The Buddha-Nature Thought in the Tiantai School < [Chapter 6 - Further Development of the Thought of Buddha-nature in China]
1. Summation < [Conclusion]
Introduction to Chinese Buddhism < [Chapter 6 - Further Development of the Thought of Buddha-nature in China]
Exploring the Significance of “Discerning the Zong (Bian Zong... < [Volume 15, Issue 8 (2024)]
Tiantai’s Reception and Critique of the Laozi and Zhuangzi < [Volume 15, Issue 1 (2024)]
Preparatory Guidelines for Meditation in Pre-Modern Sino-Tibetan Buddhist... < [Volume 16, Issue 5 (2025)]
Research on the Spatial and Temporal Distribution and Evolution... < [Volume 15, Issue 24 (2023)]
Spatial Structure Characteristics of Tourist Attraction Cooperation Networks... < [Volume 13, Issue 21 (2021)]
Characterizing Factors Associated with Built-Up Land Expansion in Urban and... < [Volume 9, Issue 8 (2017)]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
Spatial Point Pattern Analysis of Human Settlements and Geographical... < [Volume 11, Issue 3 (2014)]
Study on the Spatiotemporal Evolution and Influencing Factors of Agricultural... < [Volume 20, Issue 1 (2023)]
Relationship between Individual Social Capital and Functional Ability among... < [Volume 17, Issue 8 (2020)]