List of Famous people named Dongshan

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Dongshan Liangjie

First Name Dongshan

Born on January 1, 0807

Died on January 1, 0869 (aged 62)

Dongshan Liangjie (807–869) was a Chan Buddhist monk of ninth-century China. He founded the Caodong school, which was transmitted to Japan in the thirteenth century by Dōgen and developed into the Sōtō school of Zen. Dongshan is also known for the poetic Five Ranks.

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