The Zen Record

Dongshan Liangjie洞山良价

807–869CaodongAlso: Tōzan Ryōkai
Born
807
Died
869
Teacher
Yunyan Tansheng (transmission)
Dharma heirs
Caoshan BenjiYunju Daoying
School
Caodong

Founder of the Caodong house, named for him and his student Caoshan Benji. The Hōkyō zanmai is attributed to him.

Writings and records

Hōkyō zanmai寶鏡三昧
9th centuryClassical Chinesepoem

A poem attributed to Dongshan Liangjie, chanted in Sōtō temples alongside the Sandōkai. In his recorded sayings Dongshan tells Caoshan Benji that he received the jewel mirror samādhi from his teacher Yunyan and now passes it on.

Related people

Yunyan Tansheng雲巖曇晟
c. 782–829 or 841Caodong
Caoshan Benji曹山本寂
840–901 or 903Caodong
Yunju Daoying雲居道膺
d. 902Caodong

Sources

  • Daoyuan (comp.), Jingde chuandeng lu 景德傳燈錄 (1004), Taishō T.2076 · link
  • Huiyan Zhizhao 晦巖智昭 (comp.), Rentian yanmu 人天眼目 (Eyes of Humans and Gods) (1188), Taishō T.2006 · link
  • Zhipan 志磐, Fozu tongji 佛祖統紀 (Comprehensive Record of the Buddhas and Patriarchs) (1269), Taishō T.2035 · link
  • Keizan Jōkin, Denkōroku 伝光録 (c. 1300), Taishō T.2585 · link
  • Andy Ferguson, Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings (2011)

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