Bodhidharma

male
Northern Wei Buddhist, bhikkhu, Non-Chinese known by Chinese names, Northern Wei Dynasty, Zen Patriarchs, NorthernandsouthernChina…southern China, Northern Wei
Bodhidharma was the Buddhist monk traditionally credited as founder of Zen. Very little contemporary biographical information on Bodhidharma is...
Layman Pang

Layman Pang

male, deceased (808)
Shítóu Xīqiān, Tang Dynasty Buddhist, sutra, Buddhism, chan, buddha…NorthernandsouthernChina, Sacred Mountains of China, southern
Layman Pang was a celebrated lay Buddhist in the Chinese Chán (Zen) tradition. Much like Vimalakīrti, who is said to have lived around the time of...