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Yunmen Wenyan

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According to Wikipedia, Yunmen Wenyan , was a major Chinese Chan master of the Tang dynasty. He was a dharma-heir of Xuefeng Yicun. Yunmen founded the Yunmen school, one of the five major schools of Chán . The name is derived from Yunmen monastery of Shaozhou where Yunmen was abbot. The Yunmen school flourished into the early Song Dynasty, with particular influence on the upper classes, and eventually culminating in the compilation and writing of the Blue Cliff Record.

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