School: Linji | 1296-1370 | Teacher: Yuansou Xingduan
Ordained at age nine at Tianning Temple in Haiyan, Zhejiang. Studied calligraphy under Zhao Mengfu and became one of the foremost Chan poet-monks of the Yuan dynasty, composing over a hundred Pure Land poems. Yunqi Zhuhong later ranked him first among the most eminent monks of the era.
References: Calligraphy (MOA Museum) | MindIsBuddha
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