Huiyuan

Lushan Huiyuan, meaning "Huiyuan of Mount Lu", was a Chinese Buddhist teacher who founded Donglin Temple at the foot of Mount Lu in Jiujiang city region and wrote the text On Why Monks Do Not Bow Down Before Kings in 404 AD. He was born in Shanxi province but moved to Jiujiang, where he died in 416.

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Who was born first?

• Huiyuan was born 5 years before Ambrose
• Huiyuan was born 5 years after Basil of Caesarea
• Huiyuan was born 15 years before Eunapius
• Huiyuan was born 16 years before Ploutarchos of Athens
• Huiyuan was born 16 years before Nemesius

Timeline

1. Basil of Caesarea329–379
2. Huiyuan (this page)334–416
3. Ambrosecirca AD 339 – April 4, AD 397
4. Eunapiuscirca AD 349 – AD 420s
5. Nemesiuscirca AD 350 – circa AD 420
6. Ploutarchos of Athens350–432

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