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| Yuanwu Keqin | |
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| Born: | 1063 |
| Place of birth: | Pengzhou, China |
| Died: | 1135 |
| Nationality: | Chinese |
| Religion: | Linji Ch'an |
| Title(s): | Ch'an master |
| Predecessor(s): | Wuzu Fayan |
| Successor(s): | Dahui Zonggao |
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Yuanwu Keqin (Japanese: Engo Kokugon) (1063—1135) was a Chinese Linji Ch'an master of the Yangqi school, best known for his forewords and commentary on all one-hundred cases in the 1124 (or 1125) edition of the "Blue Cliff Record"—a collection of koans and verses originally compiled by Xuedou Chongxian (Japanese: Setchō Jūshin) in the 11th century. He also compiled commentary on another text of one-hundred verses by Chongxian titled "Niangu."
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[edit] Biography
Yuanwu Keqin was born in Pengzhou, China in 1063 and—like most Chinese youths of his era—he was well read on Confucianism.[1]
[edit] Students
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Ferguson, 423-424
[edit] References
- Ferguson, Andrew E. (2000). Zen's Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0861711637.
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