Hangzhou Tianlong (杭州天龍)

Hangzhou Tianlong

Dates uncertain

Lineage of Hangzhou Tianlong Guiyang school

Hangzhou Tianlong 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 · enHangzhou Tianlong

alias · enHang-chou T'ien-lung

alias · enKôshû Tenryû

alias · jaKōshū Tenryū

alias · zh杭州天龍

Disciples of Hangzhou Tianlong 1 named

Jinhua Juzhiprimary · Dates uncertain

Teachers and lineage of Hangzhou Tianlong

Teacher / root master:

Damei FachangRoot teacher / master · Dates uncertain

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Teachings

Encounter dialogues · Mondō

DialogueTianlong Raises One Finger
A monk asked Tianlong
“What is the Buddha?”
Tianlong simply raised one finger.
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Master Record Sources

nameChart of the Chan Ancestors
Hangzhou Tianlong
Reliability: scholarly
schoolChart of the Chan Ancestors
Guiyang
Reliability: scholarly
nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Hangzhou Tianlong
Reliability: editorial
teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Damei Fachang
Reliability: editorial