Caoshan Benji
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Caoshan Benji (J. Sōzan Honjaku; K. Chosan Ponjŏk 曹山本寂) (840–901). Chinese Chan master and reputed cofounder of the Caodong zong branch of the Chan school.[1] He was a native of Quanzhou in present-day Fujian province. He left home at age eighteen and became fully ordaining at twenty-five. He then became a student and dharma heir of the Chan master Dongshan Liangjie.[1]
The Princeton Dictionary states:
- Caoshan’s line of Chan came to be known as Caodong, which is derived eponymously from the first Sinograph in both Caoshan and Dongshan’s names. One of the most emblematic teachings of the Caodong tradition is that of the “five ranks” (wuwei), taught by Dongshan and further developed by Caoshan.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. Caoshan Benji.
Sources
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University
External links
曹山本寂, Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (to sign in, see DDB sign-in)- The Five Ranks of Tozan
