Dongshan Shouchu
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Not to be confused with Tung-shan.
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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