Fazhao

Fazhao, also known as Zhulin Fazhao (竹林法照) and Śramaṇa Fazhao of Nanyue, was a Chinese monk during the Tang dynasty, known for his teachings on Pure Land Buddhism and nianfo. He was honored by Chinese emperor Daizong with the title "National Teacher of the Bamboo Grove temple of the Central Terrace [of the Wutai Mountains]" and was later honored as a patriarch of the Pure Land tradition in China.

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