Tianyi Yihuai 天衣義懷

School: Yunmen | 993–1064 | Teacher: Xuedou Chongxian | Students: Huilin Zongben, Yuantong Faxiu, Changlu Timing, Sanzu Chonghui, Yan'en Fa'an, Kaisheng Qi, Tianbo Chongyuan, Tianzhang Yuanshan, Wangxian Zong, Qixian Zhiqian, Fori Zhicai, Ruiyan Zihong, Changlu Yingfu

One of Xuedou Chongxian's most important dharma heirs. He taught at Tianyi Monastery in Zhejiang and continued Xuedou's literary-poetic Chan. Through his student Huilin Zongben, who became abbot of the imperially sponsored Xiangguo Monastery in Kaifeng, his branch maintained a significant Yunmen institutional presence into the late 11th century.

References: Wikipedia (Yunmen school) | How Zen Became Zen

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