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Lacked nothing before Caoxi
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AnaChan Master Xingsi ordained in childhood and later sought the Sixth Patriarch Huineng at Caoxi, becoming his foremost disciple. Shitou Xiqian arrived at Caoxi in Huineng’s final years. As the Patriarch prepared to enter nirvana, Xiqian pleaded: “To whom shall I turn after your passing?” Huineng’s dying guidance cut like lightning: “Seek Si” —…
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Neither One Nor Three
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AnaChan Master Wuzhu (714–774 CE), founder of the Baotang School — one of Tang Dynasty’s ten great Chan lineages — studied under Master Wuxiang at Chengdu’s Jingzhong Temple and became his Dharma heir. Master Wuzhu taught “no-thought” Zen, guiding seekers beyond dogma. His school’s essence lay in “Any arising thought is delusion; cease the…
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Oven-Breaker Monk
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AnaA Chan master of the Tang Dynasty, disciple of National Teacher Hui’an, was unknown in name and origin. His enigmatic conduct defied understanding as he dwelt in seclusion on Songshan Mountain.
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Divinity in a Clamshell
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AnaChan Master Weizheng (757–843 CE) was a renowned eminent monk during the Tang Dynasty. He initially studied sutra recitation under Master Quancheng at Yanhe Temple in his home province, later receiving Dharma transmission from Chan Master Puji on Songshan Mountain(Mount Song), thus becoming a key lineage holder of the Northern School of Chan Buddhism.
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The governor faces greater peril
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AnaMaster Dao Lin (735 – 833 CE), also known as the Chan Master in Bird’s Nest, was a unique and notable figure in the history of Chan (Zen) Buddhism. Known for his unconventional lifestyle and profound teachings, he earned his nickname “Bird’s Nest” due to his habit of residing in an abandoned bird’s nest…
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It is the mind that is moving
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AnaThe venerable Master Yinzong was a significant figure in Buddhist history. Renowned during the Tang Dynasty for expounding sutras, he specialized in teaching the Nirvana Sutra and served as abbot of Guangzhou’s Faxing Temple (present-day Guangxiao Temple). After leaving Huangmei, the Sixth Patriarch Huineng once visited Faxing Temple to attend Yinzong’s lectures on the…