Yuexi Cheng 月溪澄

School: Linji | d. 1482 | Teacher: Wuji Mingwu | Students: Yifeng Ning, Dufeng Shan

Abbot of Dagang in Nanjing and of Guang'en monastery in Beijing. In 1452 he was ordered back to Dagang in Nanjing and granted the title Cishan. When Jingcheng, a monk of Puji monastery on Wutai who had worn himself out on the sutras without settling his mind, came to him for confirmation, he put a few questions that Jingcheng could not answer, set him on 'does a dog have buddha-nature', and on his awakening gave him the robe and whisk.

References: DILA Authority A010860

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