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Rujing
Caodong Buddhist monk / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tiāntóng Rújìng (天童如淨; Japanese: Tendō Nyojō) (1163–1228) was a Caodong Buddhist monk living in Jìngdé Temple[1] (景徳寺; Japanese: Keitoku-ji) on Tiāntóng Mountain (天童山; Japanese: Tendōzan) in Yinzhou District, Ningbo. He taught and gave dharma transmission to Sōtō Zen founder Dōgen[1][2] as well as early Sōtō monk Jakuen (寂円 Jìyuán).
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Title | Chán master |
Personal | |
Born | (1163-08-08)8 August 1163 |
Died | 18 August 1228(1228-08-18) (aged 65) |
Religion | Buddhism |
School | Caodong/Sōtō |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Xuedou Zhijian |
Predecessor | Xuedou Zhijian |
Successor | Eihei Dōgen |
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His teacher was Xuedou Zhijian[1] (雪竇智鑑, 1105–1192), who was the sixteenth-generation dharma descendant of Huineng.
According to Keizan, when Ruijing became a leader, he didn't put himself above the other monks. He wore the black surplice and robe of a monk. He was given a purple vestment of honor by the emperor of China, but he declined it. Even after reaching enlightenment, he was willing to clean the bathroom.[3]
He is traditionally the originator of the terms shikantaza[4] and shinjin-datsuraku ("casting off of body and mind").