List of Zen Patriarchs in Past Dynasties

1. Founder of Dharma: the ancestor of Zen Buddhism in China.

Bodhidharma, the third prince of Nantianzhu, is the king of incense. When I was young, I was wise and generous, and I knew everything I heard. I am determined to keep Mahayana and go deep into Zen. The twenty-seventh ancestor Prajna learned Mahayana righteousness, and forty years later, he was taught to continue the Buddha's pulse.

In the seventh year of Liang Wudi's reign (AD 526), the founder of Dharma crossed the ocean to Guangzhou, and then spent nine years in Songshan Shaolin Temple. At that time, he was called "Brahman on the wall".

The teaching method of "two in four" advocated by him all his life suffered many dangers and was poisoned five times in the process of spreading the law. About two years after the reunification of Wei Wendi, because the fate was exhausted, the preacher was calmly eliminated in the sixth poisoning. He is the ancestor of Zen Buddhism in China, because he introduced the Zen method of "seeing nature from the heart" into Middle-earth.

2. Master Hui Ke: the second ancestor of Zen in China.

A master of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, he was born in Wu Prison, the second ancestor of Zen in China. In his early years, he was good at Confucianism and Taoism, learned from Laozi and Zhuangzi, then abandoned folklore and became a monk according to Baojing Zen Master. In order to achieve a supreme solution, we should learn Buddhism. I have been working hard all my life. Although I have experienced many dangers, I still insist on the idea of adapting to the situation and expanding the product range.

When Zhou Wuzong destroyed the Buddha, he and his fellow monk Lin Tan saved the day and escorted the classic Buddha statue. After hiding in Sikong Mountain, he paid money for his three ancestors. Wisdom can get the essence of the teacher, carry forward the teacher's legacy, and carry forward the Buddhism. He died in the 13th year of Emperor Wendi (AD 593) and lived at the age of 107. He was the first Zen master in Middle-earth.

3. The third ancestor of China Zen.

Zen master, the third ancestor of Zen in China. At first, I worshipped my second ancestor in white, who was spread step by step and hid in Wangong Mountain in Zhou Shu. After Emperor Wu of Zhou destroyed the Buddha, Sanzu came to Sikong Mountain, Taihu County, and lived there for more than ten years. In the twelfth year of Emperor Yangdi's reign, Huang Kai was no longer a child, and he also passed on the Taoist books of the four ancestors.

4. Master of Dao Xin: the fourth ancestor of China Zen.

Taoist Master, born in Sui Dynasty, was originally named Sima, the fourth ancestor of China Zen Buddhism, and was internationally known as "Double Peaks Taoist Heart". Young people long for an empty door and become monks. In the 12th year of Emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty (AD 592), they entered Wangong Mountain in Zhou Shu, visited monks and their wives, and realized that they had served for nine years and won their mantle. In the seventh year of Tang Wude (AD 624), he returned to qi zhou, lived in Broken Head Mountain for more than 30 years, and spread Buddhism to Hongren. Another disciple, Farong, founded "Tauren Zen".

5. Master Hong Ren: the fifth ancestor of Zen in China.

Master Hong Ren was born in Huangmei, Hubei Province in the first year of Sui Renshou (AD 60 1). ?