Xuefeng Yicun

Xuefeng Yicun
雪峰 义 存
Titlepurple robe and the title of Grand Master of the True Enlightenment
Personal
Born822 CE
Nanan district of Quanzhou (today's prow. Fujian)
Died908 CE
monastery atop Guangfu Xuefeng (Snow Summit) Top Xianggu (Elephant Tusk)
ReligionBuddhism
SchoolTang dynasty Ch'an, Southern School of sudden enlightenment
Senior posting
TeacherDeshan Xuanjian
SuccessorXuansha Shibei
Yunmen Wenyan
Baofu Congzhan

Xuefeng Yicun (822–908; Chinese: 雪峰义存; Wade–Giles: Hsüeh-feng I-ts'un; pinyin: Xuěfēng Yìcún; Seppō Gizon) was a Chinese Chan-master who was influential during the Tang dynasty. The Yunmen school and Fayan school originated with descendants of his lineage.