Zhiyi

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Zhiyi also called Tiantai Dashi (天台大師) and Zhizhe, was a Chinese Buddhist monk, philosopher, meditation teacher, and exegete He is considered to be the founder of the Tiantai Buddhist tradition, as well as its fourth patriarch Śramana Zhiyi is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the development of East Asian Buddhist thought and practice As the first major Chinese Buddhist