早期天臺學=the Early Tiantai School; 唯識古學=the Old Consciousness-only Thoughts; 地論師=Dilun masters; 攝論師=Shelun masters; 如來藏=the Womb of the Tathagata; 大乘空觀=Observing Emptiness of the Great Vehicle; 無明=consciousness ignorance; 法性=reality-realm
Tiantai and Consciousness-only are two main schools of Chinese Buddhism. Established by Nanyue, Tiantai is the earliest school of Chinese Buddhism. It emphasizes both scripture study and meditation practice, or wisdom and concentration. The Old Consciousness-only Thoughts, compared to the Cien School's Consciousness-only Thoughts founded by Xuanzang in Tang Dynasty, mainly refer to thoughts elaborated by Dilun and Shelun followers. Tiantai School was founded on the basis of the background of Dilun and Shelu...
