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Heze Shenhui (Chinese:菏澤神會/菏泽神会; Wade–Giles: Shen-hui; Japanese: Kataku Jinne, 684–758) was a Chinese Buddhist monk of the so-called "Southern School" of Chan/Zen, who "claimed to have studied under Huineng."

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668?
Died
760?
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Key facts

Religious biography.name
Heze Shenhui
Religious biography.image
HezeShenhuiDrawing.jpg
Religious biography.birth_date
684
Religious biography.birth_place
Xiangyang, China
Religious biography.death_date
758 (aged 74)
Religious biography.nationality
Chinese (Tang dynasty)
Religious biography.religion
Buddhism
Religious biography.school
Chan
Religious biography.title
Chan master
Religious biography.teacher
Dajian Huineng
Religious biography.predecessor
Dajian Huineng

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • Attack on Shenxiu and the "Northern School"
  • Shenhui's attack
  • Historical analysis of Shenhui's attack
  • Teachings
  • Influence
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

Heze Shenhui (Chinese:菏澤神會/菏泽神会; Wade–Giles: Shen-hui; Japanese: Kataku Jinne, 684–758) was a Chinese Buddhist monk of the so-called "Southern School" of Chan/Zen, who "claimed to have studied under Huineng."

Shenhui is notable for his strident attacks on Yuquan Shenxiu and the associated "Northern School", which was the most prominent branch of Chan Buddhism in China at the time. He accused them of propagating gradual teachings, as opposed to his own sudden teachings.

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