School: Linji | 1238-1295 | Teacher: Xueyan Zuqin | Students: Zhongfeng Mingben, Yuansou Xingduan, Shiwu Qinggong
Lived on Tianmu mountain in a hermitage. Writings on the huatou (critical phrase) method and 'great doubt' highly influential.
References: 中文维基 | Portrait (MFA Boston) | Smithsonian portrait | Three Essentials (Firefly Hall)
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