Mumon Ekai
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Mumon Ekai was a 13th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master best known for compiling and commenting on the influential Zen koan collection known as the Gateless Gate.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhist monk
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Zen master ⓘ koan commentator ⓘ religious writer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Linji school
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Rinzai Zen tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1183 ⓘ |
| century | 13th century ⓘ |
| commentedOn | The Gateless Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiled | The Gateless Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1260 ⓘ |
| era | Southern Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| genre | koan collection ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Chan patriarch
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commentator on koans ⓘ compiler of koans ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese Zen
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Rinzai koan practice ⓘ modern Zen pedagogy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
editing a collection of 48 Zen koans
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writing prose commentaries on koans ⓘ writing verse comments on koans ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| monasticOrder | Chan school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name |
Mumon Ekai
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Wu-men Hui-k’ai NERFINISHED ⓘ Wumen Huikai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 無門慧開 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Mumonkan
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The Gateless Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Wumen Guan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Buddhist monk
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abbot ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Song dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousSchool |
Chan Buddhism
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Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiritualDiscipline | koan introspection ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Zen Buddhist studies
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scholarship on koan literature ⓘ |
| wrote |
epilogues for koans in The Gateless Gate
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prefaces to koans in The Gateless Gate ⓘ verses for koans in The Gateless Gate ⓘ |
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