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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_8038
dc.contributor.author	Bianchi Ester
dc.title	«Intento generale della pratica della ‘dhyāna pāramitā’». Primo libro del Shi chan boluomi cidi famen 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 di Zhiyi 智顗
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	it
dc.description.abstract	The Shi chan boluomi cidi famen 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 (Explanation of the Gradual Method of the Dhyāna pāramitā) [T nr. 1916] is the first work by Tiantai Zhiyi 天台智顗 (538-97), and offers a systematic presentation of the Buddhist meditation techniques that had reached China by the 6th century. Soon overshadowed by the development of Chan 禪 and its practices, the text is enjoying renewed popularity in modern times. This essay includes a general presentation of the Shi chan boluomi cidi famen and the complete translation of its first chapter, entitled ‘General Intent of the Practice of Dhyāna pāramitā’ (Xiu chan boluomi dayi 修禪波羅蜜大意). The translation was realised together with the students of a seminar on medieval meditation texts (spring term 2021).
dc.relation.ispartof	Sinica venetiana
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2022-12-22
dc.dateAccepted	2022-07-28
dc.dateSubmitted	2022-03-29
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-641-1/intento-generale-della-pratica-della-dhyana-parami/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-640-4/002
dc.identifier.issn	2610-9654
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9042
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-641-1
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-640-4
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Buddhist meditation
dc.subject	Chan
dc.subject	Dhyāna pāramitā
dc.subject	Tiantai
dc.subject	Zhiyi (538-97)

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«Intento generale della pratica della ‘dhyāna pāramitā’»

Primo libro del Shi chan boluomi cidi famen 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 di Zhiyi 智顗

Ester Bianchi Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italia

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The Shi chan boluomi cidi famen 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 (Explanation of the Gradual Method of the Dhyāna pāramitā) [T nr. 1916] is the first work by Tiantai Zhiyi 天台智顗 (538-97), and offers a systematic presentation of the Buddhist meditation techniques that had reached China by the 6th century. Soon overshadowed by the development of Chan 禪 and its practices, the text is enjoying renewed popularity in modern times. This essay includes a general presentation of the Shi chan boluomi cidi famen and the complete translation of its first chapter, entitled ‘General Intent of the Practice of Dhyāna pāramitā’ (Xiu chan boluomi dayi 修禪波羅蜜大意). The translation was realised together with the students of a seminar on medieval meditation texts (spring term 2021).

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Dec. 22, 2022

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July 28, 2022

Submitted

March 29, 2022

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978-88-6969-641-1

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978-88-6969-640-4

Keywords: Buddhist meditation • Tiantai • Chan • Zhiyi (538-97) • Dhyāna pāramitā

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