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The boy whose Surname was Buddha-nature
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AnaWhile traveling in Huangmei, Chan Master Daoxin encountered a seven-year-old boy (later known as Hongren) whose speech revealed extraordinary wisdom.
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The Unbound Boy
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AnaSengcan (510–606 CE) was the Third Patriarch of Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhism. In his early forties, Sengcan, then a lay follower, visited Master Huike, the Second Patriarch, and attained awakening under Huike’s guidance. Huike then ordained him as a monk and passed on to him the robe and bowl — the symbolic transmission of…
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The Pastry Returned
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AnaChan Master Chongxin of Longtan Temple in Lizhou was born to an unnamed pastry vendor in Zhugong. Exceptionally bright as a youth, he encountered Monk Daowu — secretly invited by Lingjian to lead Tianhuang Temple — who then dwelled unrecognized by the public.
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The shout that snapped the staff
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AnaZen Master Lingmo, a prominent Tang Dynasty master, first studied under Mazu Daoyi in Jiangxi without awakening. Later, at Mount Heng, he encountered Master Shitou Xiqian.
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Beyond Yes and No
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AnaChan Master Zhizang (735–814 CE), also known as Xitang Zhizang, was a renowned Tang Dynasty master. Ordained young, he became a close disciple of Mazu Daoyi at thirteen, later honored among the Three Great Disciples of Hongzhou alongside Baizhang Huaihai and Nanquan Puyuan. He studied with National Preceptor Huizhong and trained under Ox-Head School’s…
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What color is the grass？
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AnaNational Teacher Huizhong (Imperial Preceptor Huizhong), a renowned Tang Dynasty Chan master who studied under Huineng, was revered by three emperors.