Kuījī (; 632–682), also known as Ji (), an exponent of

Yogācāra Yogachara ( sa, योगाचार, IAST: '; literally "yoga practice"; "one whose practice is yoga") is an influential tradition of Buddhist philosophy and psychology emphasizing the study of cognition, perception, and consciousness through t ...

, was a Chinese monk and a prominent disciple of

Xuanzang Xuanzang (, ; 602–664), born Chen Hui / Chen Yi (), also known as Hiuen Tsang, was a 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator. He is known for the epoch-making contributions to Chinese Buddhism, the travelogue of ...

.Lusthaus, Dan (undated). ''Quick Overview of the Faxiang School'' (). Source

(accessed: December 12, 2007) His posthumous name was Cí'ēn dàshī (), The Great Teacher of Cien Monastery, after the Daci'en Temple or Great Monastery of Compassionate Grace, which was located in

Chang'an Chang'an (; ) is the traditional name of Xi'an. The site had been settled since Neolithic times, during which the Yangshao culture was established in Banpo, in the city's suburbs. Furthermore, in the northern vicinity of modern Xi'an, Qin Shi ...

, the main capital of the Tang Dynasty. The

Giant Wild Goose Pagoda Giant Wild Goose Pagoda or Big Wild Goose Pagoda (, literally "big swan goose pagoda"), is a monumental Buddhist pagoda located in southern Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It was built in 648/649(?) during the Tang dynasty and originally had five storie ...

was built in

Daci'en Temple Daci'en Temple () is a Buddhist temple located in Yanta District, Xi'an, Shaanxi. The temple is the cradle of East Asian Yogācāra in China. It is notable for the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda. The pagoda was originally built by an accomplished mo ...

in 652. According to biographies, he was sent to the imperial translation bureau headed by Xuanzang, from whom he later would learn

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Abhidharma The Abhidharma are ancient (third century BCE and later) Buddhist texts which contain detailed scholastic presentations of doctrinal material appearing in the Buddhist ''sutras''. It also refers to the scholastic method itself as well as the f ...

, and Yogācāra. Kuiji collaborated closely with Xuanzang on the ''

Cheng weishi lun ''Cheng Weishi Lun'' (, CWSL, Sanskrit reconstruction: ''*Vijñapti-mātratā-siddhi'', English: ''The Demonstration of Consciousness-only,'' Taisho Catalog number 1585), is a comprehensive treatise on the philosophy of Yogacara Buddhism and a ...

'', a redacted translation of commentaries on

Vasubandhu Vasubandhu (; Tibetan: དབྱིག་གཉེན་ ; fl. 4th to 5th century CE) was an influential Buddhist monk and scholar from ''Puruṣapura'' in ancient India, modern day Peshawar, Pakistan. He was a philosopher who wrote commentary ...

Triṃśikā-vijñaptimātratā The ''Triṃśikā-vijñaptimātratā'' (Sanskrit; ), also known simply as the ''Triṃśikā'' or occasionally by is English translation Thirty Verses on Manifestation Only, is a brief poetic treatise by the Indian Buddhist monk Vasubandhu. It w ...

. Kuiji's commentaries on the former text, the ''

Cheng weishi lun shuji Cheng may refer to: Chinese states * Chengjia or Cheng (25–36 AD) * Cheng Han or Cheng (304–338) * Zheng (state), or Cheng in Wade–Giles Places * Chengdu, abbreviated as Cheng * Cheng County, in Gansu, China * Cheng Township, in Malacca, Ma ...

'', along with his original treatise on Yogācāra, the ''

Dasheng Fayuan yilin chang Dasheng may refer to: Places in China *Dasheng Town (), Yubei District, Chongqing Municipality *Dasheng Town (, Dong'an County, Yong'an City, Hunan Province *Dasheng Town (, Anqiu County, Weifang City, Shandong Province *Dasheng Village (), Xuefe ...

'' (; "Essays on the Forest of Meanings in the Mahāyāna Dharma Garden") became foundations of the Faxiang School, the dominant school of Yogācāra thought in East Asia. He is accordingly considered the founder of this school which differed notably from Paramārtha's earlier Chinese Yogācāra system. Kuiji is also known for his commentaries on Dharmapāla's Yogācāra philosophy.

Works

Mahayana Sutra Commentaries

*Amitābha and Maitreya Sūtras * Diamond Sūtra * Heart Sūtra (). Translated by Shih and Lusthaus (2006). *

Lotus Sūtra The ''Lotus Sūtra'' ( zh, 妙法蓮華經; sa, सद्धर्मपुण्डरीकसूत्रम्, translit=Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtram, lit=Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma, italic=) is one of the most influ ...

(Fahua xuanzan, "Profound Panegyric to the Lotus Sūtra") * Vimalakīrtinirdeśa-sūtra ()

Pramana

*Great Commentary on the Nyayapravesa ()

Commentaries on Yogacara treatises

*''Cheng weishi lun shuji'' (成唯識論述記; Taishō no. 1830, vol. 43, 229a-606c), a commentary on Xuanzang's ''

'' *Madhyāntavibhāga () *Sthiramati's Commentary on Asaṅga's Abhidharmasamuccaya () *Vasubandhu's Twenty Verses (Viṃśatikā) ()) *Vasubandhu's One Hundred Dharmas Treatise () * Yogācārabhūmi ()

Notes

References

* Shih, Heng-Ching & Lusthaus, Dan. (2006) ''A Comprehensive Commentary on the Heart Sutra (Prajnaparamita-hyrdaya-sutra)''. Numata Center for Buddhist Translation & Research. *Lusthaus, Dan (undated). ''Quick Overview of the Faxiang School'' (). Source

(accessed: December 12, 2007) * Katsura, Shoryu (2014)
The Theory of Apoha in Kuiji’s "Cheng weishi lun Shuji" (Katsura, Shoryu)
In Lin, Chen-kuo , Radich, Michael (eds), A Distant Mirror - Articulating Indic Ideas in Sixth and Seventh Century Chinese Buddhism, Hamburg Buddhist Studies vol. 3, Hamburg University Press. pp. 101-120 {{Authority control 632 births 682 deaths Tang dynasty Buddhist monks Founders of Buddhist sects Yogacara