School: Chan | 1190-1244 | Teacher: Wansong Xingxiu
Khitan statesman, chief advisor to Genghis Khan and Ögedei Khan; architect of early Mongol civil administration in North China. Lay disciple of Wansong Xingxiu from 1215, dharma name Zhanran Jushi ('Layman Clear-and-Still'). Commissioned Wansong to reconstruct the Book of Serenity in 1224 — without him, Hongzhi Zhengjue's 100 verses would have been lost.
References: Wikipedia | Zhanran jushi ji (CText)
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