Baotang Wuzhu

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Baotang Wuzhu (

Chinese Chán, the East Mountain Teaching (incorrectly known in Western scholarship by the pejorative nomenclature "Northern School").[1]

Born in what is now Shaanxi Province, his father had served in the army during the early years of the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. Wuzhu, also known for his strength and martial abilities, served in a yamen as Patrolling Grand Lance Officer before beginning his study of Buddhism under the enlightened layman Chen Chuzang.[2]

See also

  • Trisong Detsen (755–797 or 804 CE)
  • Shenxiu
    (Chinese: 神秀; c.606–706)

Notes

  1. ^ Ray, Gary L.(2005). The Northern Ch'an School and Sudden Versus Gradual Enlightenment Debates in China and Tibet. Source: [1] Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine (accessed: December 2, 2007)
  2. OCLC 1162217769.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link
    )

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