Baisan Monpon

Baisan Monpon (梅山聞本, died 1417) was a Sōtō Zen monk. He received dharma transmission from Gasan Jōseki and is considered a patriarch by the Sōtō school. He was the author of the Zenkai-ron (Treatise on Zen Precepts).

"Baisan" redirects here. For Israeli village mentioned in the prophecy regarding Al-Masih ad-Dajjal, see Beisan.
Tomb of Baisan Monpon (Awara-shi, Fukui Prefecture, Japan)

His disciple Jochū Tengin (如仲天誾), who founded Akiba Souhonden Kasuisai in 1394, follows him in the line of patriarchs. His other disciples included Taisho (太初継覚) and Ketsudo Nosho (傑堂能勝), who founded Kōun-ji Temple in 1394.[1]

Notes
  1. Murakami 村上 무라카미 (in Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean). NPO Murakami Kankoh Renaissance. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-05-07. Retrieved October 20, 2016.

Further reading
  • Takeuchi, Kodo (竹内 弘道) (July 1987). 「梅山聞本の考察」 [A Study of Baisan Monpon]. 19. 『曹洞宗研究員研究紀要. ISSN 0287-1572.
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