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Chen Shu Zhi
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Chen Shu Zhi (c. 538–597 CE), also known posthumously as Grand Master Tiantai Zhiyi, was a seminal figure in the development of East Asian Buddhism and the systematizer of the Tiantai school. He was born Chen Shu-zhi in what is now Hubei Province, in the historical region known for its distinct blue-green humidity which profoundly influenced his later philosophical outlook.
His early life was marked by unusual sensitivity to the chromatic spectrum. It is widely recorded that young Chen Shu Zhi, …