Shandao

Also known as Shi Shandao

Shandao (; ; 613–681) was a Chinese Buddhist scholar monk and an influential figure of East Asian Pure Land Buddhism.

Key facts

Religious biography.name: Shandao
Religious biography.native_name: 善導
Religious biography.native_name_lang: zh
Religious biography.image: Two Patriarchs - Shandao (Otani University Museum).jpg
Religious biography.caption: Shandao, Muromachi period, Ōtani University Museum.
Religious biography.religion: Buddhism
Religious biography.school: Pure Land Buddhism
Religious biography.temple: Wuzhen TempleXuanzhong TempleWenguo TempleFengxian Temple
Religious biography.dharma_names: Shandao
Religious biography.nationality: Chinese
Religious biography.birth_date: 613
Religious biography.birth_place: Zibo, Shandong, China
Religious biography.death_place: Chang'an, Shaanxi, China
Religious biography.teacher: Mingsheng ()Daochuo
Religious biography.students: Huaiyun (怀恽)Huaigan ()Shaokang
Religious biography.works: Commentary on the Contemplation Sutra
Religious biography.background: FFD068

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Sui dynasty
Place of birth: Shandong
Place of death: Chang'an
Occupation: poet
Religion: Buddhism
Image: Two Patriarchs - Shandao (Otani University Museum).jpg

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date of birth: 0613-01-01
date of death: 0681-01-01
name in kana: ぜんどう
Commons category: Shandao

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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections

Contents

Biography
Teachings
Key ideas
Main practices
Meditation and recitation
Other practices
The true mind and its three aspects
The Pure Land
The nine grades of rebirth
Parable of the White Path
Difficulty of attaining rebirth
Works
Main works
Other possible texts
Interpretations of Shandao's thought
Influence
In China
Role in Japanese Traditions
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

Shandao (; ; 613–681) was a Chinese Buddhist scholar monk and an influential figure of East Asian Pure Land Buddhism.

Shandao was one of the first Pure Land authors to argue that all ordinary people, and even the most evil person, can be reborn in the Pure Land by relying on the karmic power of Amitābha Buddha's past vows. Shandao was also one of the earliest Pure Land authors to teach the primacy of faithfully reciting Amitābha's name (). Shandao saw this practice as sufficient for birth in the Pure Land, and as the supreme practice (even more important than meditation). This, along with Shandao's efforts to teach common laypeople in various ways, like disseminating paintings of the Pure Land, made Pure Land Buddhism much more accessible and popular among the common people.

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