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Master Fazang; Kamakura period

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俗姓康。生於六四三年,卒於七一二年。初唐(618~712)華嚴宗僧。祖籍西域康居國(今烏茲別克斯坦境內),祖父遷居中國。生於長安(今陝西西安)。創建中國大乘佛教華嚴宗,為華嚴宗第三祖。
 十七歲師事智儼法師。咸亨元年(670),武后為紀念母親榮國夫人,捨宅為太原寺,廣度沙門,法藏正式出家,奉詔入太原寺。嘗入宮為武則天(684~705在位)演說《大方廣佛華嚴經》,以殿前金獅精妙為喻,賜封「賢首」稱號,時人稱賢首國師,又稱香象大師。其一生勤於講經說法及著述,並參與佛經之翻譯,前後講論《華嚴經》三十餘遍。著作甚多,有《華嚴金師子章》、《華嚴經探玄記》、《華嚴經旨歸》、《華嚴一乘教義分齊章》(即《五教章》)等百餘卷。先天元年(713),於長安大薦福寺圓寂。
 傳世書法作品《與義湘尺牘》,係寄予其舊日同學新羅僧義湘,深具歷史意義,亦為書法佳作。日本奈良東大寺藏有香象大師像,推測摹自金代(1115~1234)或當時華嚴教學興盛的韓國高麗(918~1392)之原本,現為日本重要文化財。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 68.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Fazang." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , vol. 19, 2016, pp. 68.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Yichao, Mankuang, and Miaohsi. 2016. "Fazang" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , 19:68.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Yichao, Mankuang, & Miaohsi.. (2016). Fazang. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People (Vol. 19, pp. 68).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People },
pages = 68,
title = {{Fazang}},
volume = 19,
year = {2016}}


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