School: Caodong | d. 1352 | Teacher: Huanyuan Fuyu | Students: Songting Ziyan
Fourth-generation Shaolin Caodong master, dharma heir of Huanyuan Fuyu. Served as abbot of Shaolin Monastery during the mid-Yuan dynasty, continuing the Caodong lineage that would persist at Shaolin into the Ming.
References: Baidu (Caodong lineage) | Dongshan Puli Temple | London Chan Meditation
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