purple robe and the title of Grand Master of the True Enlightenment
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Born
822 CE
Nanan district of Quanzhou (today's prow. Fujian)
Died
908 CE
monastery atop Guangfu Xuefeng (Snow Summit) Top Xianggu (Elephant Tusk)
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Buddhism
School
Tang dynasty Ch'an, Southern School of sudden enlightenment
Senior posting
Teacher
Deshan Xuanjian
Successor
Xuansha Shibei Yunmen Wenyan Baofu Congzhan
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