Guishan Lingyou

Guishan Lingyou (Chinese: 溈山靈祐; pinyin: Guīshān / Wéishān Língyòu; Japanese: Isan Reiyu) (771–853) was a Chinese Chan master during the Tang dynasty and the founder of the Guiyang school.

Kuj san Ling ju

Life
  • 771: born under the secular surname Zhao, born in Changxi, Fujian province
  • 785: became a Buddhist monk at age 15, received tonsure ceremony at Shanjian Temple in Fujian, received the monastic precepts at Longxing Temple in Hangzhou where he studied sutra and Vinaya Pitaka.
  • 793: at age 23, followed Zen Master Baizhang Huaihai, as his dharma heir disciple
  • 820: became the abbot of Tongqing Temple in Guishan, Hunan Province. Master Lingyou trained many disciples, included Yangshan Huiji (813 - 890), his dharma heir. The Guiyang school was named after master Guishan Lingyou and his disciple, Yangshan Huiji.[1]
  • 853: died at age 83

References
  1. Ferguson, Andrew E. (2000). Zen's Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings. Somerville MA: Wisdom Publications. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-86171-163-7.
  • 『宋高僧伝』巻11「唐大潙山霊祐伝」
  • 『景徳傳燈録』巻9「潭州潙山霊祐禅師」
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