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Founding of the Tiantai School

Type Event Region Asia Time 576–577

The Chen-dynasty monk Zhiyi (Master Zhi) taught at Tiantai Mountain in Zhejiang in the mid-to-late 6th century, completing works such as Mohe Zhiguan…

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  1. 575–576Tiantai Mountain · Taizhou CityInvited by the Chen dynasty, Zhiyi went to Tiantai Mountain to establish a monastery, gathered disciples to expound sutras, and centered teaching on the Lotus Sutra, laying the dual-track system of Tiantai practice and doctrine.
  2. 576–577Guoqing Temple, Tiantai Mountain · Tiantai CountyAround 576–577 Zhiyi dictated Mohe Zhiguan and other Tiantai texts, proposing core doctrines such as three thousand realms in a single thought and the perfect integration of calming and insight; the Tiantai school formally formed as China's first systematic Buddhist school.

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