| Title | Chan master |
|---|---|
| Died | 1107 (1108) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Yunmen/Unmon |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Changlu Yingfu Fayun Faxiu |
| Predecessor | Changlu Yingfu |
Changlu Zongze (Chinese:長蘆宗賾;pinyin:Chánglú ZōngzéJapanese:Chōro Shūjaku; Korean:장노종? Changno Chong?; Vietnamese:Trường Lư Tông Trách) (died c. 1107) was a ChineseChanBuddhist monk noted for writing theChanyuan Qinggui, orThe Rules of Purity in the Chan Monastery. Written in 1103, it was the earliest comprehensive book of monastic rules for Chan Buddhist monasteries.[1][2] The short essayZuochan yi, also attributed to Zongze, is the earliest guide to seatedmeditation in the Chan tradition.[2]
Little is known about him, but the influence of his work was significant and he is exalted in thePure Land documents as one of the patriarchs of the Pure Land lineage.[1][3] He was raised by his mother, having lost his father (whose surname was Sun) at an early age.After studyingConfucius at an early age he turned to Buddhism.[3] He was ordained at the age of 29 byFayun Faxiu, but later studied withChanglu Yingfu.[4] Years later, he experienced a sudden awakening which he recorded in a poem, after which he was declared a Cijue Dashi (Master of Compassion and Enlightenment).[3]