Wansong Xingxiu

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Wansong Xingxiu was a prominent 13th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master best known for his influential commentaries on classic koan collections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monk
Chan master
Chinese religious figure
Zen master
commentator on koans
areaOfInfluence Chinese monastic communities
East Asian Buddhism NERFINISHED
Zen literary tradition
centuryOfActivity 13th century
countryOfCitizenship China
doctrine emptiness (śūnyatā)
sudden enlightenment
era Song dynasty period
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
fieldOfWork Chan Buddhist doctrine
koan literature
genre koan commentary
hasRole author
monastic leader
teacher
influenced Japanese Zen tradition
later Chinese Chan tradition
influencedBy earlier Chan masters
languageOfWorkOrName Classical Chinese
movement Chan school of Buddhism
notableFor commentaries on classic koan collections
influence on later Chan and Zen thought
occupation Buddhist teacher
religious writer
philosophicalSchool Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity China NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
spiritualDiscipline koan practice
meditation
tradition Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Zen Buddhism
typeOfWriting didactic prose
religious commentary

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Book of Serenity hasCommentator Wansong Xingxiu