Nanquan Puyuan | |
|---|---|
 Case #14 of The Gateless Gate: "Nansen kills the cat" | |
| Personal | |
| Born | c. 749 |
| Died | c. 835 |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Hongzhou school |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Mazu Daoyi |
| Predecessor | Mazu Daoyi |
| Successor | Zhaozhou Congshen |
Nanquan Puyuan (Chinese: 南泉普願; Wade-Giles: Nan-ch’üan P’u-yüan; Pinyin: Nánquán Pǔyuàn; Japanese: Nansen Fugan; Korean: 남천보원 Nam-cheon Bo-won) (c. 749 – c. 835) was a Chán (Zen) Buddhist master in China during the Tang dynasty.[1] He was a student and Dharma successor of the Master Mazu Daoyi (709–788).
- ^ Fung Yu-lan, A History of Chinese Philosophy, vol. II, p. 397n2 states that his dates are 'variously given as 745–831, 748–834, 749–835, and 752–838.'