Guannan Daochang

Dates uncertain

Lineage of Guannan Daochang Caodong school

Guannan Daochang 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 · enGuannan Daochang

alias · enKannan Dôjô

alias · enKuan-nan Tao-ch'ang

Teachers and lineage of Guannan Daochang

Teachers / root masters:

Baizhang HuaihaiPer Terebess: Guannan Daochang was a heir of Baizhang Huaihai (Mazu's heir), not Shitou Xiqian. · Dates uncertain
Shitou XiqianDISPUTED — Wave-5: Guannan Daochang's actual teacher was Baizhang Huaihai (per Terebess dedicated page), not Shitou Xiqian. · 700 – 790

Full lineage of Guannan Daochang →

Other masters in Caodong

Caoshan Benji840 – 901
Changlu Qingliao1089 – 1151
Hongzhi Zhengjue1091 – 1157
Tiantong Rujing1163 – 1228
Dagui Muzhe? – ?
Liangshan Yuanguan? – ?

Master Record Sources

nameChart of the Chan Ancestors
Guannan Daochang
Reliability: scholarly
schoolChart of the Chan Ancestors
Caodong
Reliability: scholarly
nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Guannan Daochang
Reliability: editorial
teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Shitou Xiqian
Reliability: editorial