Shitou Xiqian 石頭

School: Chan | 700-790 | Teacher: Qingyuan Xingsi | Students: Yaoshan Weiyan, Tianhuang Daowu, Danxia Tianran, Wuxie Lingmo, Pang Yun, Dadian Baotong

Ancestor of the Caodong lineage. Author of the Cantongqi (參同契, Harmony of Difference and Sameness). Along with Mazu, one of the two great branches of Tang Chan.

References: Wikipedia | Terebess

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