(Sui) Zhiyong, (Tang) Huaisu, (Tang) Gaoxian, (Tang) Kukailt;Japanesegt;, (Song) Dahui Zonggao, (Song) Wuzhun Normal School, (Song) Wanwu Keqin, (Southern Song Dynasty) Xutang Zhiyu, (Yuan) Qingzhuo Zhengcheng, (Yuan) Zhongfeng Mingben, (Yuan) Yishan Yining, (Yuan) Liao'an Qingyu, (Ming) Dandan, (Ming) Hanshan , (Ming Dynasty) Poshan Ming, (Qing Dynasty) Bada Shanren, (Qing Dynasty) Hongren, (Qing Dynasty/Japan) Liang Kuan, (Qing Dynasty) Kun Can, (Qing Dynasty) Shi Tao, (modern times) Li Shutong
(Sui) Zhiyong
Zhiyong, monk Faji, courtesy name Zhiyong, was the seventh grandson of Wang Youjun, the fifth son of Youjun Huizhi, named Zen Master Yong, and was a native of Shanyin.
Zhiyong is good at writing, and his writing has his own family rules.
Zhiyong also brought Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Preface" as a family heirloom to Yunmen Temple for preservation. Yunmen Temple has a book pavilion, and Zen Master Zhiyong lived in the pavilion and wrote the book for 20 years.
(Tang Dynasty) Huai Su
Born in the Tang Dynasty, his courtesy name is Zangzhen, his monk’s name is Huaisu, his common surname is Qian, Han nationality, Yongzhou Lingling (Hunan Lingling) )people.
He loved Buddhism when he was young and became a monk.
He is the leading cursive calligrapher in the history of calligraphy. His cursive calligraphy is called "Kuaicao". His pen is round and powerful, turning like a circle, unrestrained and smooth, and completed in one go. It is similar to another calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty. Cursive calligrapher Zhang Xu is also known as "Zhang Diansu Kuang" or "Dian Zhang Zuisu".
(Tang Dynasty) Gao Xian
Monk.
A native of Wucheng (now Huzhou, Zhejiang).
Kejing wrote calligraphy, and Xuanzong (reigned from 847 to 859) summoned him and gave him purple clothes.
Later he returned to Kaiyuan Temple in Huzhou and died.
It is a good idea to use white silk to write real cursive scripts as a standard for the world.
His book was written by Zhang Dian (Xu), and his name was very obvious in the Tang Dynasty.
He wrote thousands of words in cursive on paper, and also wrote poems by Linghu and Chu. The original stone version is in Huzhou.
"Records of Visits to the Eminent Monk Fu, Baozhang, Guangchuan Book and Postscript"
(Tang Dynasty) Kukailt; Japangt;
Arrived in 804 AD China, and studied esoteric Buddhism in Chang'an.
He returned to China in 806 and founded the Shingon Sect of Buddhism (also known as "Eastern Buddhism").
He is the author of books such as "Wen Jing Mi Fu Lun" and "Zhuan Li Wan Xiang Ming", etc., and has preserved a lot of Chinese literature and linguistics materials.
(Song Dynasty) Dahui Zonggao
His common surname is Xi, a native of Ningguo, Xuanzhou (Anhui).
A monk from the Yang Qi sect of Linji Sect in the Song Dynasty, his courtesy name was Tanhui, his name was Miaoxi, and he was also known as Yunmen.
(Song Dynasty) Wuzhen Normal School
The famous normal school, named Wuzhen, with the common surname Yong, was born in Zitong, Sichuan (the seat of Zitong County, Mianzhou).
At the age of nine, he became a monk in Yinping Daoqin. In the fifth year of Shaoxi (1194), he received the full realm. In the first year of Qingyuan (1196), he stayed in Zhengfa Temple in Chengdu for summer.
(Song Dynasty) Wanwu Keqin
An eminent monk in the Song Dynasty.
His common surname is Luo, and his courtesy name is Wu.
The Dharma name is Keqin.
A native of Chongning County (now near Tangchang Town, Pixian County, Chengdu, which belonged to Pengzhou in the late Northern Song Dynasty).
He successively preached Dharma in Sichuan, Hubei and other places, and in his later years he became the abbot of Zhaojue Temple in Chengdu.
His reputation was outstanding, and the emperor called him many times to ask questions, and gave him the title of Ziyi and "Foguo Zen Master", and later the title of "Yuanwu", and the posthumous title of "Zhenjue Zen Master" after his death.
(Southern Song Dynasty) Xutang Zhiyu
Famous Zen monk.
Xutang Zhiyu obtained the Dharma from the monk Shiyun of Puming Temple at the age of 16. He is the 40th generation of the Linji Sect.
He lived in Yuwang, Jingci, Jingshan and other monasteries successively. The road ran to the southeast and there were many monks.
Later, he was invited by the King of Korea to live in Korea for eight years.
(Yuan) Qingzhuo Zhengcheng
Also known as Monk Zhengcheng, he was a native of Fuzhou in the Yuan Dynasty, China, and his common surname was Liu.
He became a monk at the age of fifteen and received ordination from Kaiyuan Temple in Fuzhou.
(Yuan) Zhongfeng Mingben
A monk from the Yuan Dynasty.
His common surname is Sun, his nickname is Zhongfeng, and his Buddhist name is Zhijue. He is the abbot of Xitianmu Mountain and a native of Qiantang (now Hangzhou).
Mingben has been fond of Buddhist services since he was a child. He has been reciting sutras for a long time, and he often chants with a lamp until late at night.
At the age of 24, he went to Tianmu Mountain and received Taoism at a Zen temple. He worked during the day and tirelessly chanted sutras and learned Taoism at night, and became an eminent monk.
Renzong once gave him the title of "Zen Master Guanghui" and the posthumous title of "Master Puying".
The resting place is called the Huanshan House.
(Yuan Dynasty) Yishan Yining
He became a monk at a young age. He first went to Fushan Hongfu Temple in the city under his teacher Wude Huirong and learned the Zen method of Linji Sect’s Mahahui Dharma lineage.
(Yuan) Liao'an Qingyu
A monk in the Yuan Dynasty.
A native of Linhai, Taizhou (Zhejiang), his common surname is Zhu.
The name is Liao'an and the name is Nantang.
Become famous overseas for his ink marks.
(Ming Dynasty) Dandan
The name is Puhe, also known as Tonghe, and the word is Dandan.
A native of Jinning, Yunnan, his common surname is Tang, his given name is Tai, and his courtesy name is Dalai.
(Ming Dynasty) Hanshan
An eminent monk in the Ming Dynasty, his common surname was Cai, his given name was Deqing, his courtesy name was Chengyin, and his name was Hanshan. He was also known as Master Hanshan. He was a native of Cai Qian in Quanjiao (now Anhui). He County Chuomiao Pioneer Village) people.
(Ming) Poshan Ming
His common surname is Jian, his given name is Haiming, and his nickname is Xudong.
A native of Dazhu County, Sichuan, he became a monk in the forty-fourth year of Wanli (1616).
In the third year of Tianqi (1623), he went to Tiantong Temple in Ningbo, Zhejiang to worship Miyun as his teacher and receive his direct inheritance.
(Qing Dynasty) Bada Shanren
A painter in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties and a master of Chinese painting.
The real name is Youhui, the courtesy name is Xuege, and the nicknames are Badashanren, Geshan, Lvwu, etc., Han nationality, from Nanchang, Jiangxi.
Descendants of Mingning King Zhu Quan.
After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he became a monk and later converted to Taoism and lived in Qingyun Pu Taoist Temple in Nanchang.
He is good at calligraphy and painting. He mainly uses freehand ink painting of flowers and birds, with exaggerated and strange images. His pen and ink are condensed and solemn, and his style is majestic and timeless. Dong Qichang, a master of landscape painting, uses concise brushwork, a sense of tranquility, and a sense of sparseness.
Good at calligraphy and poetry.
Surviving works include "Tsinghua University with Water and Wood", "Lotus and Waterbirds", etc.
(Qing) Hongren
Qing painter.
His common surname is Jiang, his given name is Tao, his courtesy name is Liuqi, he is also known as Fang, and his courtesy name is Oumeng.
After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he became a monk in Wuyishan, Fujian Province, with the courtesy name Jianjiang and the name Meihuaguji.
A native of Shexian County, Anhui Province.
He was one of the four painting monks in the early Qing Dynasty.
He is good at painting landscapes. He first studied the Song Dynasty, and later studied Xiao Yuncong and Ni Zan. His brushwork is clear, simple and elegant, and his taste is noble and elegant.
He is particularly good at painting Huangshan turquoise and is the founder of the "Xin'an School of Painting". He is also known as the "Four Masters of Xin'an" together with Zha Shibiao, Sun Yi and Wang Lirui.
He also writes plum and bamboo poems and poetry.
Surviving works include "Pictures of Dry Branches and Short Diggies", "Pictures of Pines and Snow in Western Rocks", "Pictures of Pines and Stones in the Yellow Sea", etc.
Author of "Paintings".
(Qing Dynasty/Japan) Yoshikan
A Japanese monk from Soto Sect.
The common surname is Yamamoto.
The name is Qu, and the name is Dayu.
A native of Izumozaki, Mishima County, Echigo Province (Niigata Prefecture).
In the third year of An Yong (1774), he entered the Nise Guangzhao Temple in Tongguo and followed Xuan Cheng to shave his hair and receive ordination.
In the seventh year, he studied the purpose of Caodong from the Yuantong Temple in Yudao, China (Okayama County), and passed on its methods.
Later he traveled to various countries.
In the ninth year of Kanzheng (1797), he built a Wuhe nunnery on the mountain in Nagaoka country, and later lived in a nunnery beside the Yizi temple at the bottom of the mountain.
In his later years, he moved to Shimazaki Village and Kimura Bettezai Village.
Tianbao passed away in the second year of his life at the age of seventy-four.
(Qing Dynasty) Kun Can
Painter of the Qing Dynasty.
My real surname is Liu. After becoming a monk, I was given the name Kuncan, with the courtesy name Jieqiu, and my nicknames Shixi, Baitu, Shi Taoist, Can Taoist, and Dianzhu Taoist.
A native of Wuling, Huguang (now Changde, Hunan).
Together with Shi Tao, he is known as "Er Shi", and together with Bada Shanren, Hongren and Shi Tao, he is known as "Four Painting Monks in the Early Qing Dynasty".
He loved to travel to famous mountains and rivers, and later lived in Youqi Temple in Niushou Mountain, Nanjing, where he had close contacts with Cheng Zhengkui.
He is good at painting landscapes, learning from Wang Meng. He likes to use dry brush to rub, light ink to render, and occasionally use light ocher as the background. The layout is complex, green and dense, and the artistic conception is deep.
Good at calligraphy and poetry.
Surviving works include "Strata of Rocks and Gorges", "Wandering in Sleep", "Green Sky", etc.
(Qing Dynasty) Shi Tao
A painter of the Qing Dynasty and a master of Chinese painting.
The tenth grandson of Jingjiang King Zhu Shouqian, his dharma name was Yuanji, and his first name was Yuanji.
My surname is Zhu and my given name is Ruoji.
His courtesy name is Shi Tao, also known as Balsam Pear Monk, Da Di Zi, Qing Xiang Chen Ren, etc.
A native of Quanzhou, Guangxi, he settled in Yangzhou in his later years.
Descendant of King Jingjiang of Ming Dynasty, son of Zhu Hengjia, Yuanzong of Southern Ming Dynasty.
After being changed in his childhood, he became a monk and traveled around for half his life, selling paintings as a profession.
In his early years, he followed the masters of landscape painting from the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and his painting style was sparse, elegant, and clean. In his later years, he used his brushes freely, dripping with ink, and varied patterns, especially in album sketches; the flowers are elegant, elegant, and innocent. The freshness strikes people; the characters are crude and simple, unique.
Good at calligraphy and poetry.
Surviving works include "Drawings of Searching for Strange Peaks", "Pictures of Landscapes and Sounds", "Pictures of Bamboo and Stone", etc.
Author of "Bitter Melon Monk Painting Quotes".
His famous sayings include “One Painting Theory”, “Search all the strange peaks to make a draft”, etc.
(Modern) Li Shutong
Also known as Li Xishuang, Li An, and Li Liang, his musical name was Wentao, his childhood name was Chengqi, his scientific name was Guanghou, his courtesy name was Xishuang, and his nickname was Shutong. .
Li Shutong is a famous musician, art educator, calligrapher, drama activist, and one of the pioneers of Chinese drama.
After he returned from studying in Japan, he worked as a teacher and editor, and was later ordained as a monk. His Buddhist name was Yanyin, and his nickname was Hongyi. His later nickname was Wanqing Laoren, and he was later revered as Master Hongyi.