Wenshu Yingzhen

Dates uncertain

Lineage of Wenshu Yingzhen Caodong school

Wenshu Yingzhen 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 · enWenshu Yingzhen

alias · enMonju Ôshin

alias · enWên-shu Ying-chên

Teachers and lineage of Wenshu Yingzhen

Teacher / root master:

Dongshan LiangjieDISPUTED — Wave-3 agent panel: 'Wenshu Yingzhen' does not appear in any English-language source as a named disciple of Dongshan Liangjie. Dongshan's confirmed students include Caoshan Benji, Yunju Daoying, Longya Judun, Jiufeng Puman, Qinshan Wensui, Yuezhou Qianfeng, Qinglin Shiqian, and Shushan Kuangren — Wenshu Yingzhen is absent from all lists. · 807 – 869

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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
Wenshu Yingzhen
Reliability: scholarly
schoolChart of the Chan Ancestors
Caodong
Reliability: scholarly
koan_refsChart of the Chan Ancestors
67,80
Reliability: scholarly
nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Wenshu Yingzhen
Reliability: editorial
teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Dongshan Liangjie
Reliability: editorial