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Hongzhi Zhengjue

Chinese Buddhist · Lived 1091 to 1157 · aged 66

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Hongzhi Zhengjue, also sometimes called Tiantong Zhengjue (1091-1157), was an influential Chinese Chan Buddhist monk who authored or compiled several influential texts. Hongzhi's conception of silent illumination is of particular importance to the Chinese Caodong Chan and Japanese Sōtō Zen schools.

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Hongzhi Zhengjue, also sometimes called Tiantong Zhengjue (1091-1157), was an influential Chinese Chan Buddhist monk who authored or compiled several influential texts. Hongzhi's conception of silent illumination is of particular importance to the Chinese Caodong Chan and Japanese Sōtō Zen schools. Hongzhi was also the author of the Book of Equanimity, an important collection of kōans.

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Lived 1091 to 1157 · aged 66

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