Yuquan Shenxiu

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Yuquan Shenxiu (606?-706) (Wade-Giles: Shen-hsiu; Japanese: Jinsh¿) was one of the most influential Chan Buddhist masters of his day, a patriarch of the 'East Mountain Teachings' (Chinese: tung-shan fa-men) -- the East Mountain Teaching was given the modern diminutive appellation "Northern School" by Shenhui (670-762). Shenxiu was Dharma-heir of Hongren (601 - 674) (Wade Giles: Shih Hung-jen; Japanese: Gunin), honoured by Empress Wu Zetian (r. 690-705) of the Tang Dynasty, and alleged author of the Guan Xin Lun (Treatise on the Contemplation of the Mind, written between 675-700 ), a text once attributed to Bodhidharma. Shenxiu was born in Weishi County, suburb of Luoyang, Henan, then secondary capital of China. His family name was Li.