Mazu Daoyi

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Buddhist monk Chan master Chinese person historical figure religious teacher

Mazu Daoyi was an influential 8th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master renowned for his unconventional teaching methods and as a key figure in the development of the Hongzhou school of Chan Buddhism.

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Chanshi (Chan Master) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monk ⓘ
Chan master ⓘ
Chinese person ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
religious teacher ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ma-tsu Tao-i NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ma-tsu of Jiangxi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mazu NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Baizhang Monastery tradition ⓘ
Tang dynasty Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthName Ma Daoyi NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthPlace China NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sichuan NERFINISHED ⓘ
century 8th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship China ⓘ
era Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup Han Chinese ⓘ
influenced Baizhang Huaihai NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chan Buddhism in China ⓘ
Huangbo Xiyun NERFINISHED ⓘ
Linji Yixuan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zen Buddhism in East Asia ⓘ
influencedBy Nanyue Huairang NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sixth Patriarch Huineng NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor development of the Hongzhou school ⓘ
emphasis on everyday mind as the Way ⓘ
paradoxical sayings ⓘ
shouting as a teaching method ⓘ
striking students as a teaching method ⓘ
unconventional teaching methods ⓘ
language Classical Chinese ⓘ
legacy major patriarch of Chan Buddhism ⓘ
movement Southern School of Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ
philosophicalConcept non-duality ⓘ
ordinary mind is the Way ⓘ
sudden enlightenment ⓘ
regionOfActivity China NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hongzhou NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jiangxi NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
school Hongzhou school NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceOf koan literature stories ⓘ
spiritualLineage Hongzhou lineage NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nanyue lineage ⓘ
teacher Huairang of Nanyue NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nanyue Huairang NERFINISHED ⓘ
tradition Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
veneratedIn Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Baizhang Huaihai → teacher → Mazu Daoyi ⓘ
Huangbo Xiyun → teacher → Mazu Daoyi ⓘ
Hongzhou school → associatedWith → Mazu Daoyi ⓘ
Hongzhou school → founder → Mazu Daoyi ⓘ
Shenxiu → honorificTitle → Mazu Daoyi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chanshi (Chan Master)