Third Patriarch of Chan

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The Third Patriarch of Chan is a key early figure in Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhism, traditionally regarded as a successor in the lineage that shaped the school’s foundational teachings and transmission.

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instanceOf Buddhist monk
Chan patriarch
historical religious figure
associatedWith Mount Luofu NERFINISHED
Shaolin Monastery NERFINISHED
early Chinese Chan lineage
attributedWork Faith in Mind NERFINISHED
Xinxin Ming NERFINISHED
biographicalSources later Chan hagiographies
century 6th century
7th century
coreTeachingTheme freedom from attachment
identity of samsara and nirvana
middle way beyond dualities
non-discriminating mind
country China
deathPlace traditionally Mount Luofu
era Sui dynasty NERFINISHED
late Northern and Southern dynasties period
historicity details of life largely legendary
influenced Chinese Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Japanese Zen Buddhism
Korean Seon Buddhism
Vietnamese Thiền Buddhism
knownFor emphasis on faith in mind
emphasis on non-duality
role in establishing early Chan lineage
transmission of Chan mind-to-mind teaching
languageOfAttributedWork Classical Chinese GENERATED
name Chien-chih Seng-ts’an NERFINISHED
Jianzhi Sengcan NERFINISHED
Kanchi Sōsan NERFINISHED
Sengcan NERFINISHED
positionInLineage third patriarch of Chan
predecessorOf Daoxin NERFINISHED
Fourth Patriarch of Chan
religion Buddhism
roleInDoctrine link between Bodhidharma-Huike and Daoxin-Hongren lineages
student Daoxin NERFINISHED
successorOf Huike NERFINISHED
Second Patriarch of Chan NERFINISHED
teacher Huike NERFINISHED
tradition Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED
veneratedAs patriarch in Zen lineages
veneratedIn China NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
Korea NERFINISHED
Vietnam NERFINISHED

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Sengcan positionHeld Third Patriarch of Chan