Gaoan Dayu

Dates uncertain

Gaoan Dayu 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 · enGaoan Dayu

alias · enKao-an Ta-yü

alias · enKôan Daigu

Disciples of Gaoan Dayu 1 named

Moshan Liaoranprimary · Dates uncertain

Teachers and lineage of Gaoan Dayu

Teacher / root master:

Deshan XuanjianRoot teacher / master · 782 – 865

Full lineage of Gaoan Dayu →

Teachings

sayingMeeting the Self
(traditional attribution)
Gaoan said: "You have been running around seeking the Buddha outside yourself for countless kalpas. Have you found him? Stop running, sit down, and for the first time you will meet the one who has been searching all along. That one is already complete."
Gaoan Dayu

Other masters in Yunmen

Yunmen Wenyan864 – 949
Xuedou Chongxian980 – 1052
Tianyi Yihuai993 – 1064
Jinhua Juzhi? – ?
Fengxian Daochen? – ?
Chengtian Chuanzong? – ?

Master Record Sources

nameChart of the Chan Ancestors
Gaoan Dayu
Reliability: scholarly
schoolChart of the Chan Ancestors
Yunmen
Reliability: scholarly
koan_refsChart of the Chan Ancestors
86
Reliability: scholarly
nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Gaoan Dayu
Reliability: editorial
teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Deshan Xuanjian
Reliability: editorial