Mingzhao Deqian

Dates uncertain

Lineage of Mingzhao Deqian Qingyuan line school

Mingzhao Deqian 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 · enMingzhao Deqian

alias · enMing-chao Tê-ch'ien

alias · enMyôshô Tokken

Teachers and lineage of Mingzhao Deqian

Teachers / root masters:

Luoshan DaoxianMingzhao Deqian's direct teacher was Luoshan Daoxian (Yantou's heir). Mingzhao is two generations removed from Xuefeng via the Yantou branch. Per Terebess, Wikipedia. · Dates uncertain
Xuefeng YicunDISPUTED — Wave-3 agent panel: Mingzhao Deqian's teacher was Luoshan Daoxian, not Xuefeng directly. He sits in the Yantou Quanhuo sub-branch of Deshan's lineage. · 822 – 908

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Other masters in Qingyuan line

Nanyue Daoxuan596 – 667
Shitou Xiqian700 – 790
Danxia Tianran738 – 824
Tianhuang Daowu748 – 807
Yaoshan Weiyan751 – 834
Daowu Yuanzhi769 – 835

Master Record Sources

datesChart of the Chan Ancestors
n.d.
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nameChart of the Chan Ancestors
Mingzhao Deqian
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schoolChart of the Chan Ancestors
Qingyuan line
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koan_refsChart of the Chan Ancestors
48 87
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nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Mingzhao Deqian
Reliability: editorial
teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Xuefeng Yicun
Reliability: editorial