The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (539 page)

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(1142–1236 (AH 537–633)).
Indian S
f
, who mediated an important order (
tar
qa
) into India. The S
f
movement derived from him, the Chishti(y)ya, continues to make music central: it developed the
qaww
li
(singers) whose songs of love and devotion to
All
h
are a feature of holidays and festivals. He died at Ajmer, and his tomb is a celebrated place of pilgrimage.
Chishtiy(y)a
:
Chi-tsang
(549–623).
Buddhist teacher of the
San-lun
school, who wrote many commentaries on
S
tras
and
Mah
y
na
texts. Of immense importance in the development of San-lun (Chin. for M
dhyamaka), Chi-tsang's pupil, Ekwan, took the San-lun school to Japan, where it is known as
Sanron
.

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