Yuanwu Keqin

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Yuanwu Keqin was a prominent 12th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master and scholar renowned for his influential teachings and commentaries that shaped the development of Zen Buddhism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monk
Chan master
Chinese writer
Song dynasty person
Zen teacher
associatedWith Blue Cliff Record tradition NERFINISHED
Song dynasty Chan revival NERFINISHED
birthName Wenyan NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 12th century
countryOfCitizenship China
courtesyName Keqin NERFINISHED
era Song dynasty NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
fieldOfWork Buddhist philosophy
kōan exegesis
religious instruction
gender male
genre Buddhist commentary
religious letters
hasRole abbot
spiritual mentor
influenced Dahui Zonggao NERFINISHED
Kōan practice in Zen Buddhism
later Linji school masters
influencedBy Linji Yixuan lineage teachings NERFINISHED
knownFor commentaries on kōans
editing and commenting on the Blue Cliff Record
letters of spiritual instruction to lay followers
languageOfWorkOrName Classical Chinese
lineage Linji lineage NERFINISHED
monasticName Yuanwu NERFINISHED
movement Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
notableWork Blue Cliff Record NERFINISHED
Commentary on the Blue Cliff Record NERFINISHED
Letters of Yuanwu NERFINISHED
occupation Buddhist teacher
religious scholar
writer
placeOfActivity Jiangsu NERFINISHED
Sichuan NERFINISHED
various Song dynasty monasteries
religion Buddhism
religiousOrder Chan monastic community
school Linji school NERFINISHED
spiritualPractice kōan contemplation
meditation
teacher Wuzu Fayan NERFINISHED
tradition Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED

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Blue Cliff Record compiledBy Yuanwu Keqin
Blue Cliff Record commentaryBy Yuanwu Keqin
Dahui Zonggao teacher Yuanwu Keqin
Dahui Zonggao studentOf Yuanwu Keqin