Hongren | |
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Title | 5th Chan Patriarch |
Personal life | |
Born | 601 |
Died | 674 |
Nationality | Chinese |
Religious life | |
Religion | Buddhism |
School | East Mountain Teaching of Chan Buddhism |
Senior posting | |
Predecessor | Dayi Daoxin |
Successor | Huineng |
Hongren (Chinese: 弘忍; pinyin: Hóngrěn; Wade–Giles: Hung2-jen3, 601–674), posthumous name Daman, was the 5th Patriarch of Chan Buddhism (Chinese: 禪宗五祖).
Hongren is said to have received Dharma transmission from Dayi Daoxin and passed on the symbolic bowl and robe of transmission to Huineng, the Sixth and last Chan Patriarch.