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Hanshan Deqing

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Buddhist monk (1546-1623)

Lived 1546 to 1623 · aged 77
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Hanshan Deqing, was a leading Buddhist monk and poet of the late Ming dynasty China. He was also posthumously named Hongjue Chanshi (弘覺禪師). Hanshan was known for studying and teaching Pure Land, Huayan and Chan Buddhism.

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Hanshan Deqing, was a leading Buddhist monk and poet of the late Ming dynasty China. He was also posthumously named Hongjue Chanshi (弘覺禪師). Hanshan was known for studying and teaching Pure Land, Huayan and Chan Buddhism. He is known as one of the four great masters of the Wanli Era Ming Dynasty, along with Yunqi Zhuhong (1535-1613) and Zibo Zhenke (1543-1603) both of whom he knew personally. He also wrote their biographies after their deaths.

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Lived 1546 to 1623 · aged 77
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