Mazu (English spelling) Mǎ zǔ

Japanese: 馬祖 - ばそ（英語表記）Mǎ zǔ

709‐788
A monk from the Tang Dynasty in China. His surname was Ma and his given name was Daoyi. His posthumous name was Daijakuzenshi. He was from Sichuan. He was the third generation of Caoxi Huineng, but was fondly called Mazu because he established his training center at Kaiyuan Temple in Hongzhou (Jiangxi Province) and became the founder of the new Southern Zen sect. He was known for his preaching in simple Chinese, such as "a calm mind is the way" and "the mind is the Buddha," and produced many outstanding disciples, including Baizhang Huaihai, Nanquan Puyan, Xitang Zhizang, and Xingshan Weiguan. The layperson Pang Yun was also one of these, and was also the third generation of Caoxi Huineng. Together with Hunan Shitou, this is called the Jiangxi Hunan period, and a collection of sayings was compiled early on, and together with those of his disciple Baizhang, his disciple Huangbo, and his disciple Linji, they are called the "Records of the Four Families of Mazu."

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

709‐788
中国，唐代の僧。姓は馬，名は道一。諡（おくりな）は大寂禅師。四川の人。曹渓慧能の3世に当たるが，洪州(江西省)開元寺を道場として，新しい南宗禅の祖となったことから，馬祖の名で親しまれる。平常心が道である，心が仏であるなど，平明な中国語による説法で知られ，百丈懐海，南泉普願，西堂智蔵，興善惟寛といった，多くのすぐれた弟子を出す。在家の居士龐蘊（ほううん）も，その一人で，同じく曹渓慧能の3世に当たる。湖南の石頭とあわせて，江西湖南の時代とよばれ，早くより語録が編まれて，弟子の百丈およびその弟子黄檗，その弟子臨済のものとともに，《馬祖四家録》とよばれる。

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