Gǎn shàn de qīng (English spelling)

Japanese: 憨山徳清 - かんざんとくせい（英語表記）Gǎn shàn dé qīng

1546‐1622
A Huayan monk from the late Ming Dynasty in China. His pen name was Chengyin, and his pen name was Hanshan. He was from Quanjiao, Anhui Province. He entered the Zen sect at an early age, and later became a leading figure in the theory of the unity of Zen and Buddhism. He had a close friendship with the great contemporary monk Zhibo Zhenke. At the age of 50, he was exiled to Caoxi, an area associated with Huineng, where he restored the old site and devoted himself to social activities, earning him the respect of the scholar-officials. He also lived in Lushan, but returned to Caoxi and passed away. In addition to the inner scriptures, he also wrote about apocryphal works such as The Great Learning and The Doctrine of the Mean. He also has a collection of posthumous writings called The Sleepwalking Collection. [Yoshida Kohei]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1546‐1622
中国，明末の華厳僧。字は澄印，憨山は号。安徽省全椒の人。つとに禅門に入り，後には教禅一致論の代表的存在となる。同時代の傑僧紫柏真可との交情は厚い。50歳の時，慧能（えのう）ゆかりの曹渓に流謫（るたく）され，その旧跡を復興し，社会活動に奔走し士大夫に畏敬された。廬山にも住まったがまた曹渓に帰り示寂した。著述は内典のほかに外典の《大学》《中庸》などにも及んでいる。遺文集《夢遊集》がある。【吉田公平】

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