Dongshan Shouchu

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Dongshan Shouchu
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Born: ?
Place of birth: China
Died: 900
School(s): Ch'an
Title(s): Ch'an-shih
Predecessor(s): Yunmen Wenyan
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Dongshan Shouchu (traditional Chinese: 洞山守初; Wade-Giles: Tung-shan Shou-ch'u; Japanese: Tozan Shusho) (d. 900) was a Chinese Zen teacher and an heir to Yunmen Wenyan. Dongshan is the subject of Case 18 "Three Pounds of Flax" in the Mumonkan, a collection of koans authored by Mumon Ekai in 1228.

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