Dongshan Liangjie
Dongshan Liangjie (807–869) (Chinese: 洞山良价; pinyin: Dòngshān Liángjiè; Wade–Giles: Tung-shan Liang-chieh; Japanese: Tōzan Ryōkai; Korean: Tongsan Lianggye; Vietnamese: Động Sơn Lương Giới) was a Chan Buddhist monk of the Tang dynasty. He founded the Caodong school (Chinese: 曹洞宗), which was transmitted to Japan in the thirteenth century (Song-Yuan era) by Dōgen and developed into the Sōtō school of Zen.
Dongshan Liangjie | |
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| Title | Chan master (禅師) |
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| Born | 807 |
| Died | 869 |
| Religion | Chan Buddhism |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| School | Caodong school (曹洞宗, J. Sōtō) |
| Notable work(s) | Song of the Precious Mirror Samadhi (《寶鏡三昧歌》) (attrib.); Recorded dialogues (《洞山語録》) |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Yunyan Tansheng |
| Predecessor | Yunyan Tansheng |
| Successor | Yunju Daoying / Caoshan Benji (the latter's branch discontinued) |
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The Song of the Precious Mirror Samadhi has been attributed to him by the Chinese tradition. However, modern scholars now argue that there is no evidence for this and that this text first appears in the 12th century.
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