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Han-shan
Han-shan (Jap., Kanzan). A Chinese layperson, who practised Chʾan Buddhism in his own style, in approximately the 7th cent. CE. He wrote poems on any surface available, some of which were later collected in Han-shan-shih (Poems from Cold Mountain). He undertook no formal training or discipline, but did consult Feng-kan (Jap., Bukan) in the monastery, Kuʾo-ching, in dokusan. A cook's assistant, Shih-te, supplied Han-shan with food, and together the two realized the buddha-nature (buddhatā) more profoundly than most of the monks. The two have become symbols (extremely common in Zen art) of the lay approach to enlightenment; they are sometimes represented with Feng-kan and a tiger, all lying down in sleep together.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Han-shan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Han-shan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Hanshan.html JOHN BOWKER. "Han-shan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Hanshan.html |
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Han-shan
Han-shan (7th or 8th c.). A Chinese Ch'an recluse and mountain ascetic famous for a collection of poems that were found written on trees and walls scattered around the T'ien-t'ai mountain in south-east China where he lived. Very little is known about him, but stories abound of his relationship with Shih-te, a kitchen monk at a nearby temple where Han-shan sometimes came for food. The two of them engaged in extremely eccentric conversation and behaviour, much of which has survived in the memory of the ‘wild Ch'an’ tradition. Over 300 poems attributed to him are gathered in the collection.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Han-shan." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "Han-shan." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Hanshan.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "Han-shan." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Hanshan.html |
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