Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Monk

Huixing 慧興

Died AD 518

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Huixing was a Monk.

Life and dates

Death

AD 518 to AD 519 慧興將終
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 58

Attested activity

AD 518 to AD 519 梁天監末
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58

Family

Sibling of Huizhi (慧志)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58

Career and standing

shramana 沙門
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58

Places and affiliations

Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Lived under
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58
Organization Qingyun Monastery on She Mountain 攝山慶雲寺 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58

Learning and skills

Belief Buddhism 佛法 · Relation Adherent of
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58

Events and relationships

Kept the tooth and entrusted it on his deathbed
Religious · Custodian · With Huizhi (慧志)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58

Assessments and attributes

Item Buddha's tooth 佛牙 · Relation Safekept
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 2Volume 2: Emperor Wu 2 · 1 passage

初，齊故僧統法獻於烏纏國得之，常在定林上寺，梁天監末，為攝山慶雲寺沙門慧興保藏，慧興將終，以屬弟慧志，承聖末，慧志密送于高祖，至是乃出。 Long before, Fazian, former Buddhist superintendent of Qi, had obtained it in Wuchan; it had remained at Dinglin Upper Monastery. In the last years of Liang's Tianjian reign the monk Huixing of Qingyun Monastery on She Mountain kept it safe. On his deathbed Huixing entrusted it to his brother Huizhi. At the end of the Chengsheng era Huizhi secretly sent it to the Founder; only now was it displayed.