Lanxi Daolong

• Lanxi Daolong (蘭溪道隆) was a Chinese monk during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279). He later traveled to Japan, where he played a pivotal role in the propagation of Zen Buddhism. Daolong is credited with founding the Daijo-ha (大覚派), a school of Zen Buddhism in Japan. His teachings contributed to the development of Zen, particularly in how it was practiced and interpreted in Japan, influencing the Japanese Zen tradition significantly.

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  • Zongfeng Miaochao

  • Ikkyu Sojun

    Yixiu Zongchun (1394-1481), born in January of 1394, a prominent Japanese monk of the Linzai Zen Buddhism sect in the Muromachi perio, also was a poet, calligrapher, and painter.