摘要
Despite the hostility between China and Japan in Yuan Dynasty China,there were plenty of monastic exchanges between the two countries.History witnessed a peak era of Buddhist cultural exchanges between the two countries during Yuan Dynasty.Among the Chinese masters,Zhongfeng Mingben(中峰明本,Japanese:Chuho Myohon)of Linji(Rinzai)Chan School(临济宗)was said to be the most influential Chinese monk who supported the development of Buddhism in Japan.This study surveys the history of Master Mingben’s connection with Japanese Chan monks,his Dharma-receiving disciples and the Illusory-Abiding(Huanzhu幻住)Sect founded by them.It also discusses the state of Buddhist cultural exchanges between China and Japan during Yuan Dynasty and the impact of Chinese Chan on Buddhism in Japan.
