Caoshan Benji曹山本寂
840–901 or 903Caodong
- Born
- 840
- Died
- 901 or 903
- Teacher
- Dongshan Liangjie (transmission)
- School
- Caodong
Student of Dongshan; the “Cao” of Caodong. The Jingde chuandeng lu lists fourteen heirs of his.
Sources
- Daoyuan (comp.), Jingde chuandeng lu 景德傳燈錄 (1004), Taishō T.2076 · link
- Zhipan 志磐, Fozu tongji 佛祖統紀 (Comprehensive Record of the Buddhas and Patriarchs) (1269), Taishō T.2035 · link
- Andy Ferguson, Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings (2011)
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