I Ching

I Ching

male, deceased (713)
TangDynastyBuddhist, nalanda, tang dynasty, Translator, Buddhist, chinese
I Ching (monk) or Yi Jing (義淨, 三藏法師義淨 635-713) was a Tang Dynasty Buddhist monk, originally named Zhang Wen Ming (張文明). The written records of his...
Xuanzang

Xuanzang

male, deceased (664)
Sui Dynasty Buddhist, TangDynastyBuddhist, tang, perception, sanskrit, Chinese people in history…tang dynasty, Buddhist
Xuanzang (was a famous Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler and translator that brought up the interaction between China and India in the early...
Yi Xing

Yi Xing

male, deceased (727)
engineer, TangDynastyBuddhist, hydraulic engineering, mechanical engineering, scientist, philosopher…tang dynasty, buddhist monk, Buddhist
Yi Xing, born Zhang Sui (张遂), was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, mechanical engineer, and Buddhist monk of the Tang Dynasty.

Zongmi

male, deceased (841)
TangDynastyBuddhist, Huayan, philosopher, tang dynasty, Buddhism, chan…East Asian Buddhist, Buddhist canon, Buddhist
Zongmi (宗密) (780 - 841), also commonly referred to by the monastic title of Guifeng (圭峰), was a Tang dynasty Buddhist scholar-monk, installe...
Mo-Ho-Yen

Mo-Ho-Yen

male
TangDynastyBuddhist, Dunhuang, tang dynasty, chan, tibet, tibetan buddhism…Chinese Buddhist, Buddhist
Mo-ho-yen (n.d.) is a Chinese phonetic approximation of Mahayana, which is more commonly referred to in Chinese by the translation "Dàshēng" (大...

Huineng

male
TangDynastyBuddhist, zen, Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch, chan, monastic, chinese…Buddhist
Huineng was a Chinese Chan (Chinese Zen) monastic who is one of the most important figures in the entire tradition. Huineng is the Sixth Patriarch...
Mazu Daoyi

Mazu Daoyi

male
TangDynastyBuddhist, Baizhang Huaihai, Buddhism, patriarch, age of enlightenment, koan…Zen Buddhist monk, Buddhist Partiarchs, Buddhist
Mazu Daoyi (WG: Ma-tsu Tao-yi) was a master of the Chinese Ch'an Buddhist lineage. After studying as a young man with the sixth Chan Patriarch,...
Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian

female, deceased (705)
medieval woman, TangDynastyBuddhist, tang dynasty, emperor, Wu Zhao, Emperor Shengshen…Tang Dynasty empress
Wu Zetian (625 – December 16, 705), personal name Wu Zhao (武曌), was the only woman in the history of China to assume the title of Emperor. Ruling...

Baizhang

male
TangDynastyBuddhist, Chinese spiritual writer, Dharma transmission, tang dynasty, chan, monastic…Zen Buddhist monk, Buddhist
Baizhang Huaihai was a Chinese Zen master during the Tang Dynasty. He was a dharma heir of Mazu Daoyi (Wade-Giles: "Ma-tsu Tao-i"). Baizhang's...

Zhaozhou

male
TangDynastyBuddhist, Mǎzǔ Dàoyī, Blue Cliff Record, Buddhist monasticism, Jiedushi, The Gateless Gate…Zen Buddhist monk, tang dynasty, Buddhist
Zhaozhou became ordained as a monk at an early age. At the age of 18, he met Nánquán Pǔyuàn (南泉普願 748–835; J: Nansen Fugan), a successor of M...