Dongshan Shouchu (Chinese: 洞山守初; Wade–Giles: Tung-shan Shou-ch'u; Japanese: Tozan Shusho) (died 900) was a Chinese Zen teacher and an heir to Yunmen Wenyan.[1] Dongshan is the subject of Case 18 "Three Pounds of Flax" in The Gateless Barrier, a collection of koans authored by the Chan master Wumen Huikai in 1228.[2]
Dongshan Shouchu | |
|---|---|
| Title | Ch'an-shih |
| Personal | |
| Born | ? |
| Died | 900 |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Ch'an |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Yunmen Wenyan |
References
edit- ^ Wang, Youru (27 June 2017). Historical Dictionary of Chan Buddhism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-5381-0552-8.
- ^ Heine, Steven (30 September 2014). Zen Koans. University of Hawaii Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-8248-4790-6.
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