Fifth Patriarch of Chan

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The Fifth Patriarch of Chan, also known as Hongren, was a seminal early Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist master whose teachings helped shape the development of East Asian Zen.

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Fifth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monk
Chan patriarch
historical figure
religious teacher
alternativeName Fifth Patriarch of Chan NERFINISHED
Hung-jen NERFINISHED
century 7th century
8th century
contributedTo formation of classical Chan teachings
spread of Chan in East Asia
countryOfCitizenship China
doctrine direct realization of mind
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
fieldOfWork Buddhist philosophy
monastic instruction
historicalImportance seminal early Chan master
honorificTitle Fifth Patriarch of Chan NERFINISHED
influenced East Asian Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED
Huineng NERFINISHED
Southern Chan tradition
influencedBy Daoxin NERFINISHED
knownFor development of early Chan doctrinal synthesis
emphasis on meditation practice
transmission of the Chan patriarchal lineage
language Chinese
legacy foundation for later Zen schools in China, Korea, and Japan
movement East Asian Zen NERFINISHED
name Hongren NERFINISHED
nativeName 弘忍 NERFINISHED
notableRole systematizer of early Chan practice
position Fifth Patriarch of Chan NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity China NERFINISHED
East Asia NERFINISHED
religiousDiscipline contemplative practice
meditation
religiousOrder Chan lineage of Bodhidharma NERFINISHED
religiousStatus Chan master
patriarch
religiousTradition Buddhism NERFINISHED
school Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED
spiritualFocus cultivation of mind
realization of Buddha-nature
teacher Daoxin NERFINISHED
tradition Chinese Buddhism NERFINISHED

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Hongren alternativeName Fifth Patriarch of Chan
Hongren positionHeld Fifth Patriarch of Chan
this entity surface form: Fifth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism