Dhṛṭaka or Dhītika (提多迦)[1] was a Buddhist monk from Magadha. [2][3] He is recognized as the fifth Indian patriarch in Chan Buddhism as recorded in the Record of the Dharma-Jewel throughout Successive Generations (歴代法寶記). His teacher was Upagupta.
Dhṛṭaka | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Lineage | Chan Buddhism |
| Occupation | Bhikṣu |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Upagupta |
| Translations of Dhṛṭaka | |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit | Dhṛṭaka or Dhītika |
| Chinese | 提多迦 (Pinyin: Tíduōjiā) |
| Japanese | 提多迦 (Rōmaji: Daitaka) |
| Korean | 제다가 (RR: Jedaga) |
| Tibetan | དྷི་ཏི་ཀ་ (Wylie: dhi ti ka)) |
| Vietnamese | Đề Đa Ca |
| Glossary of Buddhism | |
Life edit
Dhṛṭaka was the son of a wealthy brahmin. After ordaining as a Buddhist monk, he traveled to Mathura where he trained under Upagupta. Under his teacher's guidance, Dhṛṭaka received the sevenfold instructions and achieved arhatship.
According to tradition, Dhṛṭaka proselytized extensively, successfully introducing Buddhism to the Tokharians in central Asia.[4] In the lineage of Chan Buddhism, he traveled to Madhyadeśa, where he converted Micchaka and his 8,000 disciples to Buddhism.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "제5조 제다가존자(提多迦尊者)". 황불사 (Hwangbulsa) (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms: With Sanskrit and English Equivalents and a Sanskrit-Pali Index. Psychology Press. 2004. p. 373. ISBN 978-0-7007-1455-1.
- ^ "5: Tổ Đề-Đa-Ca (Dhrtaka)". Thiền Viện Thường Chiếu (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ Gyatso, Mipham (1993). Ways of Enlightenment: Buddhist Studies at Nyingma Institute. University of Virginia: Dharma Publishing. ISBN 0-89800-255-9.
- ^ Buswell Jr., Robert E.; Lopez Jr., Donald S. (2013). The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691157863.
- ^ Eitel, Ernest John (2018). Hand-Book of Chinese Buddhism. Forgotten Books. ISBN 978-0266781318.
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