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Hsuan-sha Shih-pei

Hsüan-sha Shih-pei

A Dictionary of Buddhism | 2004 | | Copyright

Hsüan-sha Shih-pei (835–908). An influential Ch'an monk of the T'ang dynasty period, whose fellow disciple under Hsüeh-feng I-ts'un (822–908), Yün-men Wen-yen (864–949), established the Yün-men House of Ch'an, and whose second-generation disciple, Fa-yen Wen-i (885–958) founded the Fa-yen House (See Five Houses). A record of his Dharma-talks in three fascicles was published in 1080, and a re-edited version was published again in 1626.
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Hsüan-sha Shih-pei

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Hsüan-sha Shih-pei (Jap., Gensha Shibi; 835–908). A Chʾan/Zen master, the dharma-successor (hassu) of Hsüeh-feng I-tsʾun, who began life as an illiterate fisherman. He received initial training in a monastery under Vinaya rules, and lived an austerely ascetic life until he began pilgrimages to meet Chʾan masters. On one of these, he stubbed his toe against a stone in the road and experienced sudden enlightenment (Ho-tse).
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