Daoxin

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Daoxin was an influential early Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist master traditionally regarded as the Fourth Patriarch, known for helping shape the school’s meditative and doctrinal foundations.

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Daoxin canonical 5

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chan Buddhist master
Chinese Buddhist monk
Zen patriarch
historical person
associatedWith development of Chinese Zen
early Chan patriarchal lineage
centuryOfActivity 7th century
countryOfCitizenship China
doctrineEmphasized Buddha-nature
direct realization of mind
non-duality of meditation and wisdom
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
fieldOfWork Buddhist doctrine
meditation
monastic training
honorificTitle Fourth Patriarch
influenced Chan Buddhism
surface form: Chinese Chan Buddhism

Caodong school
surface form: East Mountain school of Chan

Hongren
Zen
surface form: Zen Buddhism
knownFor emphasis on continuous meditation in daily life
helping shape early Chan doctrinal foundations
helping shape early Chan meditative practice
teaching integration of meditation and everyday activities
languageOfExpression Classical Chinese
legacy foundation for later Chan schools
influence on later Zen practice and teaching
movement East Mountain Teaching
philosophicalSchool Chan
placeOfActivity China
position Fourth Patriarch
surface form: Fourth Patriarch of Chan
region Tang dynasty
surface form: Tang China
religion Buddhism
religiousSchool Chan Buddhism
Zen
roleInReligion meditation teacher
patriarch
spiritualDiscipline dhyāna (meditation)
student Hongren
teacher Sengcan
tradition Mahayana
surface form: Mahāyāna Buddhism

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Sengcan disciple Daoxin
Sengcan successor Daoxin
Sengcan influenced Daoxin
Hongren teacher Daoxin