Nanyue Huairang

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Nanyue Huairang was an influential Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist master of the Tang dynasty, best known as a key figure in the Southern School and teacher of the renowned monk Mazu Daoyi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chan Buddhist master
Chinese Zen master
Tang dynasty Buddhist monk
activeInCentury 8th century
associatedWith Mount Nanyue NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship China
doctrine Southern School doctrine of sudden enlightenment
era Tang dynasty NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
hasHonorificTitle Chan master
influenced Hongzhou school of Chan NERFINISHED
Mazu Daoyi NERFINISHED
development of Chinese Chan Buddhism
knownFor being a key figure of the Southern School of Chan
influential role in early Chan lineage formation
teaching Mazu Daoyi
languageOfWorkOrName Chinese
monasticNameContains Nanyue NERFINISHED
movement Southern School of Chan NERFINISHED
notableStudent Mazu Daoyi NERFINISHED
partOf Huineng lineage NERFINISHED
philosophicalFocus non-duality
sudden enlightenment
region Hunan NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
role Chan patriarch
school Hongzhou school precursor
teacher Huineng NERFINISHED
tradition Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED

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Huineng disciple Nanyue Huairang