Zhiyi

Zhiyi (Chinese: 智顗; pinyin: Zhìyǐ; Wade–Giles: Chih-i; Japanese pronunciation: Chigi; Korean: 지의; 538–597 CE) also Chen De'an (陳德安), was an important Chinese Buddhist philosopher. Zhiyi is famous for developing a well developed philosophical system for Chinese Buddhism. He is also known for having made a big break with Indian Buddhist traditions.

Zhiyi
智顗
Painting of Śramaṇa Zhiyi.
Other names	Chen De'an (陳德安), Master Tiantai (天台大師), Master Zhizhe (智者大師)
Personal
Born	16 February 538 Gong'an County, Hubei, China
Died	3 August 597(597-08-03) (aged 59) Tiantai County, Zhejiang, China
Religion	Buddhism
Nationality	Chinese
School	Tiantai
Lineage	4th generation
Other names	Chen De'an (陳德安), Master Tiantai (天台大師), Master Zhizhe (智者大師)
Dharma names	Zhiyi
Temple	Waguan Temple Guoqing Temple
Senior posting
Teacher	Faxu (法緒) Huikuang (慧曠) Nanyue Huisi

Zhiyi
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	智顗
Simplified Chinese	智𫖮
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhìyǐ Wade–Giles Chih4-i3 IPA [[ʈʂɻ̩̂.ì]] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 70: ̩) (help) Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Ji-ngáih IPA [tsīː.ŋɐ̬i] Jyutping Zi3-ngai5
Korean name
Hangul	지의
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Chigi
Japanese name
Kanji	智顗
Transcriptions Romanization Chigi

According to David W. Chappell, Zhiyi "has been ranked with Thomas Aquinas and al-Ghazali as one of the great systematizers of religious thought and practice in world history."^[1]