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Te-shan Hsüan-chien
Te-shan Hsüan-chien (Jap., Tokusan Senkan; 782–865). Chʾan/Zen master, dharma-successor (hassu) of Lung-t'an Chung-hsin. Originally trained in the Northern school (see SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN SCHOOLS), and learned in the Diamond Sūtra, he was in some despair at its teaching that it may take thousands of kalpas to attain buddhahood. Hearing of the Southern school, he set out to learn more of it, meeting an old woman on the way who sent him to Lung-tʾan. Lung-t'an handed him a paper torch, and as he took it, Lung-t'an blew it out. He received immediate enlightenment. Next day, he took his commentaries on the Diamond Sūtra and set fire to them. After years of seclusion, he became abbot of Te-shan (hence his name), and taught many disciples in the style of Ma-tsu, with much use of sticks (shippei, kyosaku) and shouts (katsu: see HO).
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JOHN BOWKER. "Te-shan Hsüan-chien." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Te-shan Hsüan-chien." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-TeshanHsanchien.html JOHN BOWKER. "Te-shan Hsüan-chien." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-TeshanHsanchien.html |
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Te-shan Hsüan-chien
Te-shan Hsüan-chien (782–865). One of the Chinese Ch'an monks of the late T'ang dynasty who explored the teaching methods now known as ‘shock Ch'an’. He originally set out from northern China to combat the Ch'an tendency to deprecate scriptural and doctrinal study, but was converted to Ch'an methods instead and burnt his scriptures and commentaries. He used a short staff in his teaching and rained blows on his disciples to spur them on. He is credited with teaching, ‘If you can say anything, thirty blows! If you cannot say anything, thirty blows!’
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Te-shan Hsüan-chien." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "Te-shan Hsüan-chien." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-TeshanHsanchien.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "Te-shan Hsüan-chien." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-TeshanHsanchien.html |
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