Huike

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Huike was an influential early Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist master traditionally regarded as the Second Patriarch of Chan.

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Huike canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chan Buddhist master
Chinese Buddhist monk
Zen patriarch
associatedWith Luoyang
surface form: Luoyang region

Shaolin Monastery
category Chinese Buddhist monks
Chinese Chan patriarchs
Zen patriarchs
centuryOfActivity 6th century
coreTeaching direct pointing to the mind
non-reliance on written scriptures
sudden awakening
countryOfCitizenship China
doctrine emptiness of thoughts
non-duality of samsara and nirvana
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
follows Bodhidharma
hasLegend receiving Bodhidharma’s robe and bowl as symbols of transmission
story of cutting off his arm to demonstrate sincerity to Bodhidharma
historicalRole bridge between Indian Dhyana and Chinese Chan
honorificTitle Second Patriarch of Chinese Chan
Second Patriarch of Chan
surface form: Second Patriarch of Zen
influenced East Asian Zen traditions
Sengcan
later Chan patriarchs
languageOfActivity Classical Chinese
mainTradition Chan Buddhism
Zen
surface form: Zen Buddhism
movement East Asian Zen lineage
notableFor being the primary disciple of Bodhidharma
direct, non-textual approach to enlightenment
early development of Chinese Chan Buddhism
notableWork transmission of the mind-to-mind teaching of Chan
partOf patriarchal lineage of Chan
philosophicalSchool Mahayana
surface form: Mahayana Buddhism
positionHeld Second Patriarch of Chan
region North China
surface form: Northern China
religion Buddhism
school Dhyana (meditation) tradition in Chinese Buddhism
student Sengcan
successor Sengcan
teacher Bodhidharma
veneratedIn Chan Buddhism
surface form: Chinese Chan Buddhism

Japanese Zen Buddhism
Korean Buddhism
surface form: Korean Seon Buddhism

Vietnamese Buddhism
surface form: Vietnamese Thiền Buddhism

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Sengcan teacher Huike
Sengcan predecessor Huike
Sengcan influencedBy Huike