Huangbo Xiyun

Huángbò Xīyùn
TitleCh'an master
Personal
Bornunknown
Died850
ReligionBuddhism
NationalityChinese
SchoolCh'an
LineageHung-chou school
Senior posting
PredecessorBaizhang Huaihai

Huángbò Xīyùn (simplified Chinese: 黄檗希运; traditional Chinese: 黄檗希運; Wade–Giles: Huang-po Hsi-yün; lit. 'Xiyun of Mt. Huangbo', Japanese: Ōbaku Kiun) (died 850[a]) was an influential master of Zen Buddhism during the Tang dynasty. He was part of the Hongzhou school of Chan founded by Mazu.

Huángbò was a student of Baizhang Huaihai (720–814), and the teacher of Linji Yixuan (J. Rinzai) (died 866) (Wade–Giles: Lin-chi I-hsüan; Japanese: Rinzai Gigen).
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