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道欽

Readings

Pinyin: Dàoqīn

Wade-Giles: Tao-ch'in

Hangul: 도흠

Korean MC: Doheum

Korean MR: Tohŭm

Katakana: ドウキン

Hepburn: Dōkin

Daoqin

(714–792). Founded the Jingshan 徑山 (Mount Jing) branch of the Niutou 牛頭 (Oxhead) school during the Tang dynasty. Born in Kunshan, Suzhou 蘇州昆山. His surname was Zhu 朱. At first, he was a Confucian scholar. While he was on his way to the capital, he encountered Chan Master Helin Xuansu 鶴林玄素. He then became a monk, received precepts, and practiced meditation. Afterwards, he went to lived on Mount Jing in Hangzhou 杭州. Many people came to study with him, and the Jingshan branch was thus formed. In 768, Emperor Daizong summoned him to court and bestowed the title Guoyi chanshi 國一禪師. Emperor Dezong also respected him and bestowed on him a letter with the emperor’s seal and other treasures. Many government officials and distinguished people became his disciples. People called him Gonde Shan 功德山 (Mount Merit) out of respect. In 790, he moved to live in the Pure Land Hall of Longxing Monastery 龍興寺. He passed away in 792 at the age of 79. Emperor Dezong bestowed on him the posthumous title Dajue chanshi 大覺禪師 (Zen Master Great Awakening). He was usually called Jingshan Daoqin 徑山道欽. His disciples included Daolin 道林, Chonghui 崇惠, and Guangfu 廣敷. 〔Song Version of the Biographies of Eminent Monks (Fascicle 9) 宋高僧傳, Jingde Chuandeng Lu (Fascicle 4) 景德傳燈錄 (Record of the Transmission of the Lamp Published in the Jingde Era), Shishi Jigu Lue 釋氏稽古略(Fascicle 3)〕 [resp. p.cheng]

Dictionary References:

Bukkyō jiten (Ui), 780

Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.), 914c

Zengo jiten (Iriya and Koga), 9-P272

Fo Guang Dictionary, 5649

Ding Fubao, {Digital Version}

Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki), (v.1-6)3850a,540b

Bukkyō daijiten (Oda), 1171-3

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