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牛頭禪

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Basic Meaning: Niutou Chan

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  • An influential stream of Chan during the Tang and Song periods, founded by Farong 法融, a disciple of Daoxin 道信, the fourth Chinese Chan patriarch. The name of the school comes from the name of the mountain where Farong did most of his teaching. This school declined after the Song Dynasty. Also written 牛頭宗 and 牛頭流. The Fo Guang Dictionary contains a longer entry. 〔景德傳燈錄, 五燈會元〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Yokoi,]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 289

    Bulgyo sajeon 643a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 348a

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 179

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1507

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1264c,1263b,2969b,4645c

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    Entry created: 2007-09-07