Damei Fachang

Dates uncertain

Lineage of Damei Fachang Nanyue line school

Damei Fachang 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 · enDamei Fachang

alias · enDaibai Hôjô

alias · enTa-mei Fa-ch'ang

Disciples of Damei Fachang 1 named

Hangzhou Tianlongprimary · Dates uncertain

Teachers and lineage of Damei Fachang

Teacher / root master:

Mazu DaoyiRoot teacher / master · Dates uncertain

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Teachings

Encounter dialogues · Mondō

DialogueThis Very Mind Is Buddha
Damei asked Mazu
“What is Buddha?”
Mazu said
“This very mind is Buddha.”
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Other masters in Nanyue line

Nanyue Huairang677 – 744
Xitang Zhizang735 – 814
Nanquan Puyuan748 – 835
Yanguan Qian750 – 842
Zhaozhou Congshen778 – 897
Jingqing Daofu868 – 937

Master Record Sources

nameChart of the Chan Ancestors
Damei Fachang
Reliability: scholarly
schoolChart of the Chan Ancestors
Caodong
Reliability: scholarly
koan_refsChart of the Chan Ancestors
30
Reliability: scholarly
nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Damei Fachang
Reliability: editorial
teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Mazu Daoyi
Reliability: editorial