Moheyan
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Heshang Moheyan () was a late 8th century Buddhist monk associated with the East Mountain Teaching. Moheyan (摩訶衍) is a brief translation of Mahayana in Chinese, so the name literally means a Mahayana monk. He became famous for representing Chan Buddhism in the so called "Council of Lhasa," a debate between adherents of the Indian teachings of "gradual enlightenment" and the Chinese teachings of "sudden enlightenment," which according to tradition was won by the "gradual teachings."
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- Tang dynasty
- Occupation
- Buddhist monk
- Religion
- Chan Buddhism
- Work location
- Dunhuang
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- Etymology
- Biography
- Dunhuang sojourn and question of lineage affiliation
- Council of Lhasa
- Teachings
- Sudden teachings
- Liberation from ''vikalpa-citta''
- Good and evil acts
- Not-thinking
- Position regarding the six paramitas
- Influence
- Iconography
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Heshang Moheyan () was a late 8th century Buddhist monk associated with the East Mountain Teaching. Moheyan (摩訶衍) is a brief translation of Mahayana in Chinese, so the name literally means a Mahayana monk. He became famous for representing Chan Buddhism in the so called "Council of Lhasa," a debate between adherents of the Indian teachings of "gradual enlightenment" and the Chinese teachings of "sudden enlightenment," which according to tradition was won by the "gradual teachings."
==Etymology== Hwashang is a Tibetan approximation of the Chinese héshàng "Buddhist monk (). This, in turn, comes from the Sanskrit title upādhyāya "teacher".
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