Zhongyi Hongen

Dates uncertain

Lineage of Zhongyi Hongen Nanyue line school

Zhongyi Hongen is recorded in the historiography of the modern Zen 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 · enZhongyi Hongen

alias · enChung-i Hung-ên

alias · enChûyû Kôon

Teachers and lineage of Zhongyi Hongen

Teacher / root master:

Mazu DaoyiRoot teacher / master · Dates uncertain

Full lineage of Zhongyi Hongen →

Other masters in Nanyue line

Nanyue Huairang677 – 744
Xitang Zhizang735 – 814
Nanquan Puyuan748 – 835
Yanguan Qian750 – 842
Zhaozhou Congshen778 – 897
Jingqing Daofu868 – 937

Master Record Sources

datesChart of the Chan Ancestors
n.d.
Reliability: scholarly
nameChart of the Chan Ancestors
Zhongyi Hongen
Reliability: scholarly
schoolChart of the Chan Ancestors
Nanyue line
Reliability: scholarly
koan_refsChart of the Chan Ancestors
72
Reliability: scholarly
nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Zhongyi Hongen
Reliability: editorial
teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Mazu Daoyi
Reliability: editorial