Dongshan Shouchu (Chinese: 洞山守初; Wade–Giles: Tung-shan Shou-ch'u; Japanese: Tozan Shusho) (died 900) was a Chinese Zen teacher and an heir to Yunmen Wenyan.[1] Dongshan is the subject of Case 18 "Three Pounds of Flax" in The Gateless Barrier, a collection of koans authored by the Chan master Wumen Huikai in 1228.[2]

Dongshan Shouchu
TitleCh'an-shih
Personal
Born?
Died900
ReligionBuddhism
SchoolCh'an
Senior posting
PredecessorYunmen Wenyan

References

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  1. ^ Wang, Youru (27 June 2017). Historical Dictionary of Chan Buddhism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-5381-0552-8.
  2. ^ Heine, Steven (30 September 2014). Zen Koans. University of Hawaii Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-8248-4790-6.