Jingzhong Shenhui

Jingzhong Shenhui was an early Chan figure associated with the Jingzhong school, one of the regional schools of Chan that flourished in Sichuan during the Tang dynasty. The Jingzhong school developed its own distinctive approach to practice that drew on various strands of Chinese Buddhism and local religious traditions.

Shenhui's teaching reflected the diversity of early Chan, which was far more varied than the later orthodoxy of the Five Houses suggests. Regional schools like the Jingzhong tradition developed independent methods and lineages that contributed to the rich tapestry of Chinese Buddhist practice during the Tang dynasty.