Baling Haojian

Dates uncertain

Baling Haojian is recorded in the historiography of the late-Tang / Song-period Chan transmission network as a transmission figure in its lineage. The surviving record preserves his place in the line; little distinctive doctrinal material from his teaching is preserved in modern scholarship^[1].

Names

dharma · enBaling Haojian

alias · enHaryô Kôkan

alias · enPa-ling Hao-chien

Teachers and lineage of Baling Haojian

Teacher / root master:

Dongshan ShouchuRoot teacher / master · 910 – 990

Full lineage of Baling Haojian →

Teachings

dialogueThe Blown Hair Sword
(traditional attribution)
A monk asked Baling, "What is the blown hair sword?" Baling said, "Each branch of coral holds up the moon."
Baling Haojian
dialogueA Silver Bowl Filled with Snow
(traditional attribution)
A monk asked Baling, "What is the school of Yunmen?" Baling said, "A silver bowl filled with snow."
Baling Haojian

Other masters in Yunmen

Yunmen Wenyan864 – 949
Xuedou Chongxian980 – 1052
Tianyi Yihuai993 – 1064
Jinhua Juzhi? – ?
Gaoan Dayu? – ?
Fengxian Daochen? – ?

Master Record Sources

datesChart of the Chan Ancestors
n.d.
Reliability: scholarly
nameChart of the Chan Ancestors
Baling Haojian
Reliability: scholarly
schoolChart of the Chan Ancestors
Yunmen
Reliability: scholarly
koan_refsChart of the Chan Ancestors
13,100 48
Reliability: scholarly
nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Baling Haojian
Reliability: editorial
teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Dongshan Shouchu
Reliability: editorial