The Zen Record

Daman Hongren大滿弘忍

Born
601 or 602
Died
674 or 675
Teacher
Dayi Daoxin (transmission)traditional
Dharma heir
Huineng
School
Chan

Counted as the fifth ancestor. The earliest records call his teaching at Huangmei the East Mountain teaching.

Related people

Sources

  • Jingjue 淨覺, Lengqie shizi ji 楞伽師資記 (Record of the Masters and Disciples of the Laṅkā), Taishō T.2837 · link
  • Daoxuan 道宣, Xu gaoseng zhuan 續高僧傳 (Further Biographies of Eminent Monks) (645), Taishō T.2060 · link
  • Du Fei 杜朏, Chuan fabao ji 傳法寶紀 (Annals of the Transmission of the Dharma Treasure), Taishō T.2838 · link
  • Zanning 贊寧 et al. (comp.), Song gaoseng zhuan 宋高僧傳 (Song Biographies of Eminent Monks) (988), Taishō T.2061 · link
  • Daoyuan (comp.), Jingde chuandeng lu 景德傳燈錄 (1004), Taishō T.2076 · link

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