Mingan Rongxi

Dates uncertain

Mingan Rongxi is recorded in the historiography of the post-Daitō / Myōshin-ji Rinzai transmission lines 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 · enMingan Rongxi

alias · enEisai

alias · enMing-an Jung-hsi

alias · enMyoan Eisai

alias · enMyoan Yosai

Teachers and lineage of Mingan Rongxi

Teacher / root master:

Huanglong HuinanDharma transmission (editorial bridge) · 1002 – 1069

Full lineage of Mingan Rongxi →

Other masters in Rinzai

Myoan Eisai1141 – 1215
Shinchi Kakushin1207 – 1298
Koho Kakumyo1271 – 1361
Kanzan Egen1277 – 1360
Shuho Myocho1282 – 1337
Tetto Giko1295 – 1369

Master Record Sources

nameChart of the Chan Ancestors
Mingan Rongxi
Reliability: scholarly
schoolChart of the Chan Ancestors
Linji/Yangqi
Reliability: scholarly
nameAgent-assisted data review and lineage correction
Mingan Rongxi
Reliability: secondary
schoolAgent-assisted data review and lineage correction
Rinzai
Reliability: secondary
teachersAgent-assisted data review and lineage correction
Huanglong Huinan
Reliability: secondary
nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Mingan Rongxi
Reliability: editorial
teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Xuan Huaichang
Reliability: editorial