Xi Chao
Xi Chao (336–377),
courtesy name Jingxing or
Jingyu, was a Chinese politician of the
Jin dynasty (266–420). He was an advisor and close friend to the Jin Grand Marshal
Huan Wen, aiding him in his northern expeditions and abdication of
Emperor Fei of Jin. Xi later helped Huan Wen and his family consolidate their control over the state, but after Huan's death, he gradually lost influence to his rival
Xie An until his death in 377. Outside his career, Xi was an influential figure in the rise of
Buddhism in China, as he was among the first of his time to try and cooperate the ideas of
Confucianism and
Taoism with the new teaching in his "''Fengfayao'' (奉法要)". His name can be rendered as
Chi Chao.
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