Moshan Liaoran

Dates uncertain

Lineage of Moshan Liaoran Caodong school

Moshan Liaoran 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 · enMoshan Liaoran

alias · enMassan Ryônen

alias · enMo-shan Liao-jan

Teachers and lineage of Moshan Liaoran

Teacher / root master:

Gaoan DayuRoot teacher / master · Dates uncertain

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Teachings

dialogueNeither Male Nor Female
The monk Guanxi came to test Moshan. He asked, "What is the mountain?" Moshan said, "Its peak does not reveal itself." Guanxi asked, "Who is the person on the mountain?" Moshan said, "Neither male nor female in form." Guanxi shouted, "Why doesn't it transform!" Moshan said, "It is not a god, it is not a demon—what would it transform into?" At this, Guanxi submitted and became her student, serving as her garden keeper for three years.
Moshan Liaoran

Other masters in Caodong

Caoshan Benji840 – 901
Changlu Qingliao1089 – 1151
Hongzhi Zhengjue1091 – 1157
Tiantong Rujing1163 – 1228
Dagui Muzhe? – ?
Liangshan Yuanguan? – ?

Master Record Sources

nameChart of the Chan Ancestors
Moshan Liaoran
Reliability: scholarly
schoolChart of the Chan Ancestors
Caodong
Reliability: scholarly
nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Moshan Liaoran
Reliability: editorial
teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Gaoan Dayu
Reliability: editorial