Dongshan Shouchu Explained

Dongshan Shouchu
Birth Date:?
Birth Place:China
Death Date:900
Religion:Buddhism
School:Ch'an
Ch'an-shih
Predecessor:Yunmen Wenyan

Dongshan Shouchu (; Japanese: Tozan Shusho) (died 900) was a Chinese Zen teacher and an heir to Yunmen Wenyan.[1] Dongshan is the subject of Case 18 "Three Pounds of Flax" in The Gateless Barrier, a collection of koans authored by the Chan master Wumen Huikai in 1228.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wang, Youru . Historical Dictionary of Chan Buddhism . 2017-06-27 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-5381-0552-8 . 86 . en.
  2. Book: Heine, Steven . Zen Koans . 2014-09-30 . University of Hawaii Press . 978-0-8248-4790-6 . 121 . en.