Yunmen Wenyan, was a major Chinese Chan master of the Tang dynasty. He was a dharma-heir of Xuefeng Yicun.
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The front of the modern day Yunmen monastery.
Yunmen mountain.How steep is Yün-mên's mountain!How low the white clouds hang!The mountain stream rushes so swiftlyThat fish cannot venture to stay.One's coming is well-understoodFrom the moment one steps in the door.Why should I speak of the dustOn the track that is worn by the wheel? - Yun-men, from the Jingde Chuandeng Lu 《景德傳燈錄》
Painting of Yunmen (styled as Ummon Bun'en) by Hakuin Ekaku, c. 18th century, Edo era.Writers born in the 860s 6
About this person
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Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 864 to 909 · aged 45
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