Xuedou Zhijian

Dates uncertain

Lineage of Xuedou Zhijian Caodong school

Xuedou Zhijian 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 · enXuedou Zhijian

alias · enHsüeh-tou Chih-chien

alias · enSetchô Chikan

Disciples of Xuedou Zhijian 1 named

Tiantong Rujingprimary · 1163 – 1228

Teachers and lineage of Xuedou Zhijian

Teacher / root master:

Tiantong ZongjueRoot teacher / master · Dates uncertain

Full lineage of Xuedou Zhijian →

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
Xuedou Zhijian
Reliability: scholarly
schoolChart of the Chan Ancestors
Caodong
Reliability: scholarly
nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Xuedou Zhijian
Reliability: editorial
teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Tiantong Zongjue
Reliability: editorial