# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/yongjia-xuanjue
# Generated: 2026-08-15T13:59:08.588Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/yongjia-xuanjue"
name: "Yongjia Xuanjue"
slug: "yongjia-xuanjue"
description: "Yongjia Xuanjue, also known as Yongjia Zhenjue, was a Chan/Zen and Tiantai Buddhist monk who lived during the Tang dynasty. The name Yongjia is derived from the city of his birth, which is now called Wenzhou. He is also known by his nickname \"The Overnight Guest\" because of his first encounter with his teacher, Huineng. On a visit to Caoxi (漕溪), where Huineng's Nanhua Temple is located, Yongjia was convinced to stay just one night, during which his enlightenment was acknowledged. He supposedly died while meditating in 713. He is best remembered today as the author of the Song of Enlightenment This work remains popular in contemporary Chan/Zen practice."
tagline: "Zen Buddhist (665 ~ 713 )"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yongjia_Xuanjue_Drawing_Zen.jpeg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "665"
deathDate: "713"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.45
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.761449333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B8%E5%98%89%E7%8E%84%E8%A6%BA"
    title: "永嘉玄覺"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yongjia_Xuanjue"
    title: "Yongjia Xuanjue"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yongjia_Xuanjue"
    title: "Yongjia Xuanjue"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B8%E5%98%89%E7%8E%84%E8%A6%9A"
    title: "永嘉玄覚"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%81%EA%B0%80%ED%98%84%EA%B0%81"
    title: "영가현각"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yongjia_Xuanjue"
    title: "Yongjia Xuanjue"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C4%A9nh_Gia_Huy%E1%BB%81n_Gi%C3%A1c"
    title: "Vĩnh Gia Huyền Giác"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1073110"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump