[Buddha-l] Tao-Sheng

curt curt at cola.iges.org
Thu Sep 13 14:30:25 MDT 2007


I am looking for information (in English) on Tao-Sheng (360-434 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao_Sheng). Here's what I've found so far:

(1) A brief section in John S. Strong's "The Experience of Buddhism": 
"8.3 Do All Beings Have Buddha-Nature?" p. 291-293. This is adapted from 
"A Biography of Chu Tao-Sheng" Monumenta Nipponica 11 (1955): 304-5.

(2) Some online sources at the "nichirencoffeehouse" website, especially 
this: http://nichirenscoffeehouse.net/books/NirvanaSutra12.html

(3) "Tao-Sheng's Commentary on the Lotus Sutra: A Study and Translation" 
by Young-Ho Kim.

Tao-Sheng is famous for two things (that I know of). First, he insisted 
that "all beings have Buddha-nature" at a time when this was 
"officially" denied in Chinese Buddhism - in fact he got himself 
temporarily ex-communicated until the official line was changed. 
Secondly he also wrote about the Lotus Sutra and is very influential in 
Pure Land Buddhism.

I am pretty much interested in absolutely anything that relates to 
Tao-Sheng in any way - if anyone has suggestions I will be very grateful!

Curt Steinmetz




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