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A Great Master’s Simple Goodbye
Footprints in depiction Snow: Representation Autobiography show signs a Asian Buddhist Monk
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Sheng-yen
Chinese Zen Buddhist monk and writer
Not to be confused with True Buddha School's Lu Sheng-yen.
Sheng Yen | |
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| Title | Chan master |
| Born | January 22, Nantong, Jiangsu, Republic of China |
| Died | February 3, () (aged&#;78) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Education | Rissho University (M.A., PhD) |
| Other&#;names | Changjin (novice name) |
| Occupation | Buddhist monk, religious scholar, writer |
| Religion | Chan Buddhism |
| School | Caodong, Linji |
| Teacher | Dongchu, Ling Yuan, Ban Tetsugyu Soin |
Sheng Yen (Chinese: 聖嚴; pinyin: Shèngyán; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sèng-giâm), born Zhang Baokang (Chinese: 張保康; pinyin: Zhāngbǎokāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Pó-khong), (January 22, &#; February 3, ) was a Taiwanese Buddhist monk, religious scholar, and writer. He was one of the mainstream teachers of Chan Buddhism. He was a 57th generational dharma heir of Linji Yixuan in the Linji school (Japanese: Rinzai) and a third-generation dharma heir of Hsu Yun. In the Caodong (Japanese: Sōtō) lineage, Sheng Yen was a 52nd-generation Dharma heir of Dongshan Liangjie (), and a direct Dharma heir of Dongchu (–).[1]
Sheng Yen was the founder of the Dharma Drum Mountain, a Buddhist organization based in Taiwan. During his time in