Xutang Zhiyu

Xutang Zhiyu 虚堂智愚 (Japanese Kido Chigu, nickname Sokkō) (1185–1269) was a Chinese Chan-monk who gave dharma-transmission to Nanpo Shōmyō (1235–1308), the founder of the Japanese Rinzai Zen Ōtōkan-lineage. His style of koan practice was admired and emulated by Hakuin Ekaku, and today it's the only existing line of dharma-transmission in Japanese Rinzai Zen.

Writings

• The Record of Empty Hall, a collection of hundred koans with commentaries from Xutang Zhiyu

External links

• terebess.hu, Xutang Zhiyu (1185-1269)
• Teaching on Enlightenment ("Torn Xutang")