# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/yunmen-wenyan
# Generated: 2026-08-15T00:31:55.018Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/yunmen-wenyan"
name: "Yunmen Wenyan"
slug: "yunmen-wenyan"
description: "Yunmen Wenyan, was a major Chinese Chan master of the Tang dynasty. He was a dharma-heir of Xuefeng Yicun."
tagline: "Chinese Buddhist philosopher"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "864"
deathDate: "909"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump