The Zen Record

Shitou Xiqian石頭希遷

700–790Caodong
Born
700
Died
790
Teacher
Qingyuan Xingsi (transmission)
Dharma heir
Yaoshan Weiyan
School
Caodong

Teacher in Hunan. The poem Sandōkai is attributed to him; the Jingde chuandeng lu prints it.

Writings and records

Sandōkai參同契
8th centuryClassical Chinesepoem

A short poem attributed to Shitou Xiqian and chanted in Sōtō temples. The Jingde chuandeng lu of 1004 prints it under his name.

Related people

Qingyuan Xingsi青原行思
d. 740Caodong
Yaoshan Weiyan藥山惟儼
745 or 751–828 or 834Caodong
Layman Pang龐居士
c. 740–early 9th centuryChan

Sources

  • Daoyuan (comp.), Jingde chuandeng lu 景德傳燈錄 (1004), Taishō T.2076 · link
  • Andy Ferguson, Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings (2011)

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