蔡纓勳; Tsai, Ying-shyun; 釋曇鸞; 淨土宗; 持名念佛; 易行道; 五念門; 本願力; Shyg Tarn-huarn; Repeating to the Name of a Buddha; Chinese Buddhism; The Five Devotional Gates; Obeying the Original Vows of a Buddha
Summary The purpose of this research is to investigate the Pure-Land dogmas of Tarn-Luarn (474-542 A.D.)，a respectable monk，in North Weih Dynasty. Scholars working on the Pure-Land Sect of Chinese Buddhism know that the Pure-Lan Sect developing into the early Tang Dynasty can be divided into three systems：Hui-Yuan System，Shan-Tao System，and Tsyr-Miin System. Shan-Tao System stresses holding to the name of Amitabha, repeating the name of a Buddha, obeying the original vows of a Buddha, and believing the future life and the land of reward of ordinary people. Tarn-Luarn was the beginner to bring the Pure-Land Sect to the greater height of development. Tarn-Luarn，born on the developing of the law of Buddha in North Weih Dynasty，keeps Faa-Tzahng's The Forty-Eight Vows in his mind，inherits Hindu Lurng-Shuh's Easy Progress Way，Shyh-Chin's The Five Devotional Gates which belong to the Pure Land Meditation，points out holding to the name of Amitabha and repeating the name of a Buddha which are the best ways to understand Buddhism. He not only obeys the beliefs but devotes his whole life to promote and expand them. As a result，he enlightens Tao-Cho and Shan-Tao，the noted monks of the Pure Land Sect. He sets up the fundamental theory of the Pure Land Sect. All in all，he makes much contribution to Chinese Buddhism. The research is to deal with the origin and content of Tarn-Luarn's thought and to emphasize the highlights of his thought.
