Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s6.t10.28

v1.c7.s6.t10.28

existence was void (void truth) and unreal truth and void truth were inseparable (mean truth). If one could meditate on this concept with the whole mind, it was called Three Meditations of One Mind or Inconceivable Profound Meditation. The *Chan Sect* emerged in Tang Dynasty and prevailed in Song Dynasty, becoming the most influential Buddhist sect in China. Under the influence of *Lankavatara Sutra*, *Vajracchedika Prajna Paramita* and *Mahayana Sraddhotpada Sastra*, it espoused Buddhist philosophy and advocated the doctrine adapting to the actual situation of China. In ontology, *Chan Sect* regarded original consciousness and divinity as an immortal spiritual world and all things in the real world reflected the nature of divinity. In other words, it advocated pure and non-contaminated immortal original consciousness, divinity and human nature. It developed the doctrine of knowing one's own mind and discovering one's own nature and thus attaining enlightenment and achieving complete Buddhahood which gained in popularity among Buddhist believers in China.