An Analysis Of Zhan Ran's Thought On The "On The Buddha - Nature Remaining In All Wheat"

Zhan Ran was the ninth administrator of Tian Tai sect, as the person who had a large affection to the Buddhism of Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, his magnum opus known as"On the Buddha - nature remaining in all wheat"was a huge contribution for the development of Buddha Nature theory. In the era of Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, under the background of the society that schools of Buddhism competing with each other severely, in order to spread the philosophy of Tian Tai sect, Zhan Ran made himself in writing theory which was considering a huge contribution to the continuity and development of Tian Tai sect. This article is to analysis and research the"On the Buddha - nature remaining in all wheat"of Zhan Ran.This article is to realize the background of history and society that Zhan Ran lived in at first by analysis the society of Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty and the basic development of Buddhism. Based on this, the next work is to analysis the background and the special meaning of the"On the Buddha - nature remaining in all wheat"of Zhan Ran, and the relationship with the philosophy of Tian Tai sect. After this, this article will introduce the philosopher who had promoted the"On the Buddha - nature remaining in all wheat", and combine with the"On the Buddha - nature remaining in all wheat"of Zhan Ran, to give a conclusion about the"On the Buddha - nature remaining in all wheat". At last, from the perspective of history of philosophy, analyze the affection of the"On the Buddha - nature remaining in all wheat"of Zhan Ran, and assess the value of his philosophy in the history.Compare to the huge affection of Zhan Ran in the history, the research of the"On the Buddha - nature remaining in all wheat"of Zhan Ran is not much enough. The methods were different and the standards were irregular. Most of the research are stay on the establishment of"On the Buddha - nature remaining in all wheat"of Zhan Ran, but had not to explore the real meaning of it in deep. The era that Zhan Ran had lived is the period that Chinese Buddhism had became mature, the school of Buddhism that he belonged to is the first school of Buddhism with the characteristic of Chinese, his"On the Buddha - nature remaining in all wheat"is another Buddha Nature theory that had a huge influence in development history of Buddha Nature theory after the theory of Zhu Dao Sheng that all of the human nature have the Buddha Nature, whatever the perspective is, the"On the Buddha - nature remaining in all wheat"should have a intension and meaning in deeper. So the analysis and comprehension of the"On the Buddha - nature remaining in all wheat"have to carry out from three perspectives of the high developed reason of Buddhism in the era of Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, the special theory of Buddhism of Tian Tai sect and the development history of Buddha Nature theory. The understanding and conclusion of the special Buddha Nature theory of the"On the Buddha - nature remaining in all wheat"will be the center of the whole article, and the key of meaning and innovation. The former research is not meaningless, but stay on and do not step further is not the hope held by the researchers of the older generation. For this, this article can based on the former research fortunately, and keep a hope to make the project deeper, richer and more insightful, to be worthy of the undertaking of the sages and the careful instruct of my tutor.