Sengcan

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Sengcan was an early Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist master traditionally regarded as the Third Patriarch of Chan.

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Sengcan canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monk
Chan patriarch
Chinese Buddhist
historical person
areaOfActivity Chinese Buddhism
associatedWith Mount Luofu (in later tradition)
associatedWithText Xinxin Ming
category Chan patriarchs
Chinese Buddhist monks
Chinese Zen masters
centuryOfActivity 6th century
7th century
coreTeaching direct realization of mind
freedom from attachment
non-duality
countryOfCitizenship China
deathPlace China
disciple Daoxin
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
hasRole transmitter of Chan lineage
historicity partly legendary
influenced Daoxin
later Chan patriarchs
influencedBy Bodhidharma
Huike
knownFor being the Third Patriarch of Chan
early formulation of Chan teachings
languageOfExpression Classical Chinese
movement East Asian Zen
linked to: Chan Buddhism
notableWork Xinxin Ming
partOf Patriarchal lineage of Chan Buddhism
linked to: Chan Buddhism
philosophicalSchool Mahayana Buddhism
linked to: Mahayana
positionHeld Third Patriarch of Chan
predecessor Huike
region China
religion Buddhism
successor Daoxin
teacher Huike
tradition Chan Buddhism
Zen Buddhism
linked to: Zen
veneratedAs patriarch
veneratedIn Chan Buddhism
Zen Buddhism
linked to: Zen

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Chan Buddhism associatedMonk Sengcan
Huike student Sengcan
Huike successor Sengcan
Huike influenced Sengcan
Daoxin teacher Sengcan