Jiufeng Qin
Jiufeng Qin
Dates uncertain
Jiufeng Qin 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
Jiufeng Qin
Chiu-fêng Ch’in
Kyûhô Gon
Teachers and lineage of Jiufeng Qin
Teacher / root master:
Teachings
- dialogueSilent Sitting
A monk asked Jiufeng, "What is the meaning of the master's silent sitting?" Jiufeng said, "When have I ever sat silently?" The monk said, "You have been sitting here without speaking all morning." Jiufeng said, "Not speaking is not the same as silence. The whole universe is speaking right now. Can't you hear it?"
Other masters in Guiyang
Master Record Sources
Jiufeng Qin
Guiyang
- koan_refsChart of the Chan Ancestors
63
- nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Jiufeng Qin
- teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Yunmen Wenyan