Dongshan Shouchu
Not to be confused with Dongshan Liangjie.
| Dongshan Shouchu | |
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| School | Ch'an |
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| Died | 900 |
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| Title | Ch'an-shih |
| Predecessor | Yunmen Wenyan |
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Dongshan Shouchu (Chinese: 洞山守初; Wade–Giles: Tung-shan Shou-ch'u; Japanese: Tozan Shusho) (died 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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