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Nanyue Huisi (, 515-577),}} was an eminent Chinese Buddhist monk, traditionally regarded as the third patriarch of the Tiantai school. Scholars of Buddhism name Zhiyi as the ''de facto'' founder of the Tiantai school.}}
According to Sasaki, Huisi "was the leading authority on the ''Lotus Sutra'' of his time."
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