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Dongshan Liangjie

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Gender Male
Born Zhuji
Shaoxing
China
DiedGao'an
Yichun
Jiangxi
China
Gaoan
Yichun
China
869 AD
Gaoan
Yichun
China
Titles Rōshi
School Caodong school
Teacher Yunyan Tansheng
BooksJust This Is It: Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness
The record of Tung-shan
FoundedCaodong School
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1224468
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Dongshan Liangjie Life story


Dongshan Liangjie was a Chan Buddhist monk of the Tang dynasty. He founded the Caodong school, which was transmitted to Japan in the thirteenth century by Dōgen and developed into the Sōtō school of Zen. The Song of the Precious Mirror Samadhi has been attributed to him by the Chinese tradition.

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