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Shi
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Vietnamese name
VietnameseThích
Korean name
Hangul
Japanese name
Hiraganaしゃく
Shinjitai

In East Asian Buddhism, monks and nuns usually adopt a Buddhist surname and a Dharma name, which are combined in the surname-first East-Asian naming order. Since the 4th century the standard Buddhist surname has been Shi (Chinese: 釋, Korean: Seok, Vietnamese: Thích, [1] Japanese: Shaku), which is the first syllable of Shijiamouni, the Chinese word for Shakyamuni. [2] This practice was introduced by the Jin dynasty (266–420) monk Dao'an in around 370, when he stayed in Xiangyang, [3] and became general practice in China after 385. [2] Previously Chinese monks and nuns used several other Buddhist surnames, typically designating the ethnonational origin of their foreign preceptors. [2]

The most notable early surname was Zhu ( Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhú; Wade–Giles: Chu2; Jyutping: Zuk1), [4] which came from Tianzhu (the Chinese word for India). [5] Jingjian (292–361) or Zhu Jingjian was the first nun of China. Daosheng ( c. 360–434) or Zhu Daosheng was one of the last influential monks to use Zhu rather than Shi. [2]

Other Buddhist surnames included:

The adoption of a Buddhist surname signifies the ordinand's severance of family bonds and their full devotion to the teachings of the Buddha. [2]

References

  • Buswell, Robert E. Jr. & Lopez, Donald S. Jr. (2014). The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism. Princeton University Press. ISBN  978-0-691-15786-3.
  • Zürcher, Erik (2013). "Buddhist Influence on Early Daoism: A Survey of Scriptural Evidence". In Silk, Jonathan A. (ed.). Buddhism in China: Collected Papers of Erik Zürcher. Brill. pp. 105–164. ISBN  978-90-04-25093-2.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shi
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Vietnamese name
VietnameseThích
Korean name
Hangul
Japanese name
Hiraganaしゃく
Shinjitai

In East Asian Buddhism, monks and nuns usually adopt a Buddhist surname and a Dharma name, which are combined in the surname-first East-Asian naming order. Since the 4th century the standard Buddhist surname has been Shi (Chinese: 釋, Korean: Seok, Vietnamese: Thích, [1] Japanese: Shaku), which is the first syllable of Shijiamouni, the Chinese word for Shakyamuni. [2] This practice was introduced by the Jin dynasty (266–420) monk Dao'an in around 370, when he stayed in Xiangyang, [3] and became general practice in China after 385. [2] Previously Chinese monks and nuns used several other Buddhist surnames, typically designating the ethnonational origin of their foreign preceptors. [2]

The most notable early surname was Zhu ( Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhú; Wade–Giles: Chu2; Jyutping: Zuk1), [4] which came from Tianzhu (the Chinese word for India). [5] Jingjian (292–361) or Zhu Jingjian was the first nun of China. Daosheng ( c. 360–434) or Zhu Daosheng was one of the last influential monks to use Zhu rather than Shi. [2]

Other Buddhist surnames included:

The adoption of a Buddhist surname signifies the ordinand's severance of family bonds and their full devotion to the teachings of the Buddha. [2]

References

  • Buswell, Robert E. Jr. & Lopez, Donald S. Jr. (2014). The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism. Princeton University Press. ISBN  978-0-691-15786-3.
  • Zürcher, Erik (2013). "Buddhist Influence on Early Daoism: A Survey of Scriptural Evidence". In Silk, Jonathan A. (ed.). Buddhism in China: Collected Papers of Erik Zürcher. Brill. pp. 105–164. ISBN  978-90-04-25093-2.

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