Baofeng Weizhao

Dates uncertain

Lineage of Baofeng Weizhao Guiyang school

Baofeng Weizhao 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 · enBaofeng Weizhao

alias · enHôhô Ishô

alias · enPao-fêng Wei-chao

Teachers and lineage of Baofeng Weizhao

Teacher / root master:

Xiangyan ZhixianRoot teacher / master · Dates uncertain

Full lineage of Baofeng Weizhao →

Teachings

sayingNowhere to Stand
(traditional attribution)
Baofeng said: "If you take a single step forward, you stumble over your own feet. If you take a single step back, you fall into the pit of concepts. If you stand still, you are a dead stump. Tell me—where will you plant your feet?"
Baofeng Weizhao

Other masters in Guiyang

Master Record Sources

nameChart of the Chan Ancestors
Baofeng Weizhao
Reliability: scholarly
schoolChart of the Chan Ancestors
Guiyang
Reliability: scholarly
nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Baofeng Weizhao
Reliability: editorial
teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Xiangyan Zhixian
Reliability: editorial