Life Fotudeng

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1 life

1.1 life, emigration china, , association shi le s later zhao dynasty
1.2 teacher of meditation
1.3 legacy , successors





life
early life, emigration china, , association shi le s later zhao dynasty

fotudeng came central asia china in 310 ce , propagated buddhism widely. said have demonstrated many spiritual powers, , able convert warlords in region of china on buddhism. succeeded in converting jie warlord shi le , became closest advisor founded later zhao dynasty in 319 ce. fotudeng uttered phrase reached in jie language, cited in connection shi le s successful war against liu yao of former zhao in 328 ce, , recorded in chinese annals in chinese transcription chinese translation. phrase analyzed in several publications.


as teacher of meditation

fotudeng known teaching methods of meditation, , ānāpānasmṛti ( mindfulness of breathing ). fotudeng taught ānāpānasmṛti through methods of counting breaths, temper breathing, simultaneously focusing mind state of peaceful meditative concentration (skt. samādhi). teaching meditation methods doctrine, fotudeng popularized buddhism quickly. according nan huai-chin, besides theoretical accounts of emptiness , existence, buddhism offered methods genuine realization of spiritual powers , meditative concentration relied upon. reason buddhism began develop vigorously in china fotudeng.


legacy , successors

eventually fotudeng became later zhao government official under shi hu, allowed him found great number of buddhist temples. among disciples dao an, zhu faya, zhu fatai, fa-he , fa-ch ang. these disciples had great impact on buddhism in china, , continued revere memory of teacher. in history of china, john keay writes:



fotudeng s disciples include of chinese buddhism s outstanding scholars. when later zhao kingdom fell apart in 349 — 4 princes enthroned , murdered in year alone — fotudeng s disciples fanned out across north shandong sichuan , gravitated south far guangdong. 1 of them, monk dao an, became greatest exponent, translator, , organiser in history of chinese buddhism; , of disciples several assisted kumarajiva, native of kuqa, in ambitious of translation projects in terms of quantity , fidelity. yet such luminaries continued revere fotudeng s memory, suggest more mere showman , miracle-worker.









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