Yuanzhao (Chinese: 元照, 1048–1116), styled Zanran Yuanzhao and Lingzhi Yuanzhao (靈芝元照) was a distinguished scholar-monk and Vinaya master of the Vinaya school during the Song dynasty (960–1279 CE).[1][2][3][4] He also taught and wrote on Pure Land Buddhism and Tiantai. After a period of illness later in life, he became a staunch Pure Land Buddhist, composing commentaries on the Amitabha Sutra and the Contemplation Sutra.[5][4] Yuanzhao was a key reformer of the Vinaya school during the Song dynasty, widely administering its monastic ordination ceremonies to monks and bodhisattva precepts to laypersons. He is also one of the most prominent Song era Pure Land commentators whose works are still extant.[4]
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- ^ a b c Chi-chiang Huang. “Pure Land Hermeneutics in the Song Dynasty: The Case of Zhanran Yuanzhao (1048--1116).” (2000).
- ^ Green, Ronald S. Gyōnen’s Transmission of the Buddha Dharma in Three Countries, pp. 108-109. Chanju Mun BRILL, Jun 5, 2018.