Teachings of the great masters of sudden illumination in ancient China -- the forerunners of Zen in Japan.
www.selfdiscoveryportal.com/ChanMasters.htm
Hui-K'o, The Second Patriarch of Chinese Zen Lineage ...
www.angelfire.com/electronic/bodhidharma/hui-ko.html
The Master List of Masters a biographical concordance (current as of January, 2001) compiled by Ven. Jinmyo Fleming ino from the Teachings of Zen Master Anzan Hoshin A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Ananda (Anan), 6th Century B.C.E. The Second Indian Ancestor. Mahakasyapa s Dharma-heir. Sakyamuni Buddha s cousin, close disciple and personal attendant for twenty years. Ananda ...
wwzc.org/translations/masterList.htm
Bodhidharma These are some excerpts from The Zen Teachings of Bodhidharma, translated by Red Pine (North Point Press, 1987). I highly recommend the book. First some background. Bodhidharma was born in Kanchi in the Southern Indian kingdom of Pallava around year 440. At the instruction of Prajnatara he travelled to China by ship and arrived around 475. He is associated with the Shaolin temple, ...
www.cs.virginia.edu/~alb/zen/bodhidharma.html
A short biography of Daman Hongren, the Fifth Patriarch of Chan/Zen Buddhism.
www.angelfire.com/nc/prannn/daman.html
Abrief biography of Dayi Daoxin, the Fourth Patriarch of Chan/Zen.
www.angelfire.com/nc/prannn/dayi.html
A brief biography of Nanyang Huizhong, the Seventh Patriarch of Chan/Zen Buddhism.
www.angelfire.com/nc/prannn/nanyang.html
A brief biography of Qingyuan Xingsi, the Eighth Patriarch of Chan/Zen Buddhism.
www.angelfire.com/nc/prannn/qingyuan.html
Hui neng, Sixth Patriarch of Zen ...
sped2work.tripod.com/huineng.html
Bodhidharma, The First Patriarch of Chinese Zen Lineage ...
sped2work.tripod.com/bdharma.html
Biography of Zen master Kuei-shan Ling-lu (771-853) ...
sped2work.tripod.com/kuei-shan.html
