Hongren | |
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| Title | 5th Chan Patriarch |
| Personal | |
| Born | 601 |
| Died | 674 |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| School | East Mountain Teaching of Chan Buddhism |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Dayi Daoxin |
| Successor | Huineng |
Hongren (Chinese: 弘忍; pinyin: Hóngrěn; Wade–Giles: Hung2-jen3, 601–674), posthumous name Daman, was the 5th Patriarch of Chan Buddhism (Chinese: 禪宗五祖).
Hongren is said to have received Dharma transmission from Dayi Daoxin and passed on the symbolic bowl and robe of transmission to Huineng, the Sixth and last Chan Patriarch.