Liu Tiemo

Dates uncertain

Liu Tiemo 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 · enLiu Tiemo

alias · enLiu T'ieh-mo

alias · enRyû Tetsuma

Teachers and lineage of Liu Tiemo

Teacher / root master:

Guishan LingyouRoot teacher / master · Dates uncertain

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Teachings

Encounter dialogues · Mondō

DialogueIron Grinder Liu
Liu Tiemo came to see Guishan. Guishan said
“So the old cow has come!”
Liu Tiemo said
“Tomorrow there is a great feast on Mount Tai. Will the master be going?”
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Other masters in Yunmen

Yunmen Wenyan864 – 949
Xuedou Chongxian980 – 1052
Tianyi Yihuai993 – 1064
Jinhua Juzhi? – ?
Gaoan Dayu? – ?
Fengxian Daochen? – ?

Master Record Sources

datesChart of the Chan Ancestors
n.d.
Reliability: scholarly
nameChart of the Chan Ancestors
Liu Tiemo
Reliability: scholarly
schoolChart of the Chan Ancestors
Yunmen
Reliability: scholarly
koan_refsChart of the Chan Ancestors
24 60
Reliability: scholarly
nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Liu Tiemo
Reliability: editorial
teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Guishan Lingyou
Reliability: editorial