Wulong Shaokang

Wulong Shaokang (烏龍少康, 736–806) was a Chinese Buddhist monk in the Tang Dynasty, considered the Fifth Patriarch of the Pure Land School in Chinese Buddhism and in Japanese Jōdo-shū.[1][2] He was later given the sobriquet "Later Shandao" for his influence in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism due to his devotion to Buddha-recitation (念佛, Nianfo). Shaokang eventually came to be regarded as a reincarnation of Shandao.[3][2]

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  2. ^ a b Rulu. Thinking of Amitabha Buddha, pp. 207-9. Author House, Jan 20, 2012.
  3. ^ Chün-fang Yü. The Renewal of Buddhism in China: Zhuhong and the Late Ming Synthesis, p. 52. Columbia University Press, Mar 2, 2021