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

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

Full lineage of Hangzhou Tianlong →

Teachings

dialogueTianlong Raises One Finger
(traditional attribution)
A monk asked Tianlong, "What is the Buddha?" Tianlong simply raised one finger. The monk asked, "What is the Dharma?" Tianlong raised one finger. The monk asked, "What is the meaning of the patriarch's coming from the West?" Tianlong raised one finger. Whatever he was asked, Tianlong only raised one finger. His student Juzhi saw this and was greatly enlightened, and thereafter he too answered every question by raising one finger.
Hangzhou Tianlong

Other masters in Guiyang

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