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Zhaozhou Congshen (Chinese: 趙州從諗; pinyin: Zhàozhōu Cōngshěn; Wade–Giles: Chao-chou Ts'ung-shen'; Japanese: 趙州従諗, romanized: Jōshū Jūshin) (778–897) was a Chán Buddhist master especially known for his "paradoxical statements and strange deeds". Zhaozhou became ordained as a monk at an early age.
Find at OUP.com. Google Preview. Zhaozhou Congshen. ( J. Jōshū Jūshin; K. Choju Chongsim 趙州從諗) (778–897). One of the most renowned Chinese Chan teachers of the Tang dynasty; his toponym Zhaozhou derives from the Zhaozhou region in Hebei province, where he spent much of his later teaching career.
Zhaozhou Congshen (778 - 897) 趙州從諗. Zhàozhōu Cōngshěn (Chinese: 趙州從諗; Wade-Giles: Chao-chou Ts'ung-shen; Japanese: Jōshū Jūshin) (778–897) was a Chán (Zen) Buddhist master especially known for his "paradoxical statements and strange deeds". Zhaozhou became ordained as a monk at an early age.
Zhaozhou Congshen (778 — 897), Chinese Buddhist master, Chan masters | World Biographical Encyclopedia. Zhaozhou Congshen Edit Profile. 趙州從諗. Buddhist master Chan masters. Zhàozhōu Cōngshěn was a Chán Buddhist master especially known for his "paradoxical statements and strange deeds". Career. Zhaozhou became ordained as a monk at an early age.
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Jan 1, 1978 · Radical Zen: The sayings of Jōshū. Paperback – January 1, 1978. by Zhaozhou Congshen (Author), Yoel Hoffman (Translator), Hirano Sōjō (Foreword) 4.6 7 ratings. See all formats and editions. Text: English, Chinese (translation) Report an issue with this product or seller. Print length.
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Jun 11, 2018 · The best-known kōan is probably the one about the Tang-dynasty (618–907) Chan master Zhaozhou Congshen (778–897), who reportedly was asked: "Does a dog have the buddha-nature or not?," to which he replied "It doesn't" (Chinese, wu; Japanese, mu; Korean, mu ), or simply "no." Zhaozhou's answer poses an impossible and confusing contradiction of th...
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