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Zhimen Guangzuo

Zhimen Guangzuo — portrait unavailable

Guiyang

Zhimen Guangzuo

Dates uncertain

Lineage of Zhimen GuangzuoGuiyang school

Zhimen Guangzuo 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 · enZhimen Guangzuo
alias · enChih-mên Kuang-tso
alias · enChimon Kôso

Disciples of Zhimen Guangzuo 1 named

Teachers and lineage of Zhimen Guangzuo

Teacher / root master:

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Teachings

  • dialogueThe Lotus Flower

    (traditional attribution)

    A monk asked Zhimen, "What is the lotus flower before it has emerged from the water?" Zhimen said, "A lotus flower." The monk asked, "What about after it has emerged from the water?" Zhimen said, "Lotus leaves."

    Zhimen Guangzuo

Other masters in Guiyang

Master Record Sources

  • birth datelow — based on hagiography or single popular source
  • death datelow — based on hagiography or single popular source
  • schoolmedium — one authoritative source

6 supporting citations on record (see Sources above).

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