Huineng
Chinese monk
Dajian Huineng, also commonly known as the Sixth Patriarch or Sixth Ancestor of Chan, is a semi-legendary but central figure in the early history of Chinese Chan Buddhism. According to tradition he was an uneducated layman who suddenly attained... Wikipedia
Born: February 27, 638 AD, Xinxing County, Yunfu, China
Died: 713 AD (age 75 years), Guo'en Temple, Yunfu, China
Parents: Li Meiying and Lu Xingtao
Dharma names: Huineng (惠能)
Notable work(s): Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
Teacher: Daman Hongren
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