| 释义 |
Tendai|ˈtɛndaɪ|
[a. Jap., ad. Chinese T'ient'ai, the name of the mountain in S.E. China where the doctrines were formulated.]
A Buddhist sect introduced into Japan from China by the monk Saichō (767–822), founded by Zhi Yi (515–97) and characterized by elaborate ritual, moral idealism, and philosophical eclecticism.
1727J. G. Scheuchzer tr. Kæmpfer's Hist. Japan I. i. viii. 106 Not far from this hot Bath is a Monastery of the sect of Tendai. 1833Chinese Repository (1834) Nov. II. 323 There are now in Japan the following sects which are tolerated by government. 1. Zen... 2. Zyoodo... 4. Tendai. 1880E. J. Reed Japan I. iv. 91 The Tendai, founded by the priest Saicho, under Kuwammu. 1894Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan XXII. 382 This comprehensiveness ensured the success of the Tendai Sect. 1938D. T. Suzuki Zen Buddhism & its Influence on Japanese Culture i. ii. 23 The philosophy of Tendai is too abstract and abstruse to be understood by the masses. 1973Times Lit. Suppl. 2 Mar. 237/4 Something of the awe Tendai ritual inspired can still be felt by the visitor to the Komponchudo on Hiei-san. |