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

Encounter dialogues · Mondō

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.”
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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