Xiangshan Yunliang 香山蘊良

School: Linji | Teacher: Shishuang Chuyuan

Northern Song Chan master of Xiangshan in Mingzhou. The Xu chuandeng lu places him among the dharma heirs of Shishuang Chuyuan (Ciming) in the eleventh generation below Nanyue, a peer of Cuiyan Kezhen. Known for terse answers on the 'phrase that penetrates the dharma-body' and a sermon opening with a long silence followed by sudden laughter.

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