Yunmen Wenyan topic
Also known as
- Ummon Zenji,
- Ummon Daishi,
- Unmon
Yúnmén Wényǎn (862 or 864-949 CE), (雲門文偃; Japanese: Ummon Bun'en; he is also variously known in English as "Unmon", "Ummon Daishi", "Ummon Zenji"), was a major Chinese Zen master in Tang-era China. He founded one of the five major schools of Chan (Chinese Zen), the "Yunmen School", after succeeding his famous master, Xuefeng Yicun (or Hsueh-feng I-ts'un; Japanese: Seppo Gison; another famous disciple of Yicun would be Fa-yen Wen-i (885-958)) (822-908), for whom he had served as a head monk....
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