Xingshan Jianhong
Japanese pronunciation: Anzan Kanko (alt., Kyozan)
Apricot Mountain Mirror Overflow
| born: c. 815 died: c. 885 place: China |
| Chan master: Yunyan (J., Ungan) Chan disciples: none recorded as masters |
| stories: Osho: Rinzai: Master of the Irrational, ch. 5 |
| Linji once went to visit one of Yunyan's disciples, Xingshan. On that occasion he asked Xingshan, "What is the white cow of the dewy ground?" It is one of the Zen koans. It does not mean anything; it simply gives you a puzzle that cannot be solved. Now, asking somebody, "What is the white cow of the dewy ground?" – what kind of metaphysical question is this? No religion will ask such a question... --Osho Rinzai: Master of the Irrational, ch. 5 |
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Chinese simplified: 杏山鉴洪
| Note: In his original English talks, Osho used the Japanese pronunciations of the Chinese names used in these stories, to a large extent. In his books the names were romanized using Japanese romaji. In the instances where Osho used the original Chinese names, they were romanized in the books using the old Wade-Giles system, now seen very infrequently in world wide usage. The stories shown on this website will attempt to revert to the more accurate original Chinese identification, using modern Chinese pinyin romanization, if the people and places are Chinese. If they are Japanese, then Japanese romaji will be retained. |