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Daoming

Daoming (道明) was a Chinese Buddhist monk and the left attendant of the bodhisattva Kṣitigarbha.[1] His father also entered the way of the bodhisattva and became his disciple and the right attendant, Mingong.[2][3][4][5]

Legends[edit]

The name "Daoming" was fairly common, and surviving sources contain biographies of over a dozen Buddhist monks with this name. The recurrence of the name among Buddhist monks was acknowledged in the Record of a Returned Soul that explains how the underworld authorities mistook Daoming of Kaishan Monastery for Daoming of Longxing Monastery for a discussion of the various Daomings' related death and afterlife.[6]

According to the "Record of a Returned Soul", Daoming, a monk who lived in the Kaishan Monastery in Xiang, was summoned to hell by mistake in 778 AD. Before he returned to Earth, he saw a monk who announced that he was Kșitigarbha. Kșitigarbha asked him to propagate throughout the world his true image – that is to say, with the head-dress.[7][8][9]

According to the local tradition, Daoming was the son of Mingong, a wealthy man and landowner of the Mount Jiuhua.[10] Mingong donated all peaks of his mountain to monk Dizang for use as a place of worship where dharma was taught. He even asked his son to accompany Dizang to become a Buddhist monk who was also subsequently called Daoming.[2] His father also became a follower of Dizang. Soon after that, he became enlightened.[11][12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lopez, Donald S. Jr. (21 December 2017). Hyecho's Journey: The World of Buddhism. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-51806-0.
  2. ^ a b Kooij, K. R. van; Veere, H. van der (1995). Function and Meaning in Buddhist Art: Proceedings of a Seminar Held at Leiden University, 21-24 October 1991. Egbert Forsten. ISBN 978-90-6980-079-0.
  3. ^ "Marginalized yet Devoted: Buddhist Paintings Commissioned by Nuns of the Early Joseon Palace Cloisters" (PDF). Kyungwon Choe. 2011.
  4. ^ Arts of Asia. Arts of Asia Publications. 2001. ISBN 978-0-9638932-6-0.
  5. ^ Whitfield, Roderick; Whitfield, Susan; Agnew, Neville (2000). Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Art and History on the Silk Road. British Library. ISBN 978-0-7123-4697-9.
  6. ^ The Making of a Savior Bodhisattva: Dizang in Medieval China. University of Hawaii Press. 14 August 2007. ISBN 978-0-8248-3045-8.
  7. ^ Guimet, Mus Ee (1996). The Arts of Central Asia: The Pelliot Collection in the Musée Guimet. Serindia. ISBN 978-0-906026-40-3.
  8. ^ Kooij, K. R. van; Veere, H. van der (1995). Function and Meaning in Buddhist Art: Proceedings of a Seminar Held at Leiden University, 21-24 October 1991. Egbert Forsten. ISBN 978-90-6980-079-0.
  9. ^ Lopez, Donald S. Jr.; Bloom, Rebecca; Carr, Kevin Gray; Chan, Chun Wa; Jun, Ha Nul; Sinopoli, Carla M.; Yokota, Keiko (21 December 2017). Hyecho's Journey: The World of Buddhism. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-51790-2.
  10. ^ アジア文化研究. International Christian University. 1987.
  11. ^ China Tourism. HK China Tourism Press. 2002.
  12. ^ Kooij, K. R. van; Veere, H. van der (1995). Function and Meaning in Buddhist Art: Proceedings of a Seminar Held at Leiden University, 21-24 October 1991. Egbert Forsten. ISBN 978-90-6980-079-0.
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