Guanghui Lian 廣慧元璉

School: Linji | 951–1036 | Teacher: Shoushan Xingnian

Yuanlian of Guanghui cloister in Ruzhou (951–1036), a native of Quanzhou surnamed Chen and a dharma-heir of Shoushan Xingnian in the Linji line. Seven heirs are recorded under him, including Huayan Daolong and the eminent statesman-poet Yang Yi, who called on him while governing Ruzhou and inherited his dharma as a layman.

References: DILA Authority A014349

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