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| Title | Chán master |
| Personal life | |
| Born | (1163-08-08)8 August 1163 |
| Died | 18 August 1228(1228-08-18) (aged 65) |
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| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Caodong/Sōtō |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Xuedou Zhijian |
| Predecessor | Xuedou Zhijian |
| Successor | Eihei Dōgen |
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Tiāntóng Rújìng (天童如淨; Japanese:Tendō Nyojō) (1163–1228) was aCaodongBuddhist monk living in Jìngdé Temple[1] (景徳寺; Japanese: Keitoku-ji) on Tiāntóng Mountain (天童山; Japanese: Tendōzan) inYinzhou District, Ningbo. He taught and gavedharma transmission toSōtō Zen founderDōgen[1][2] as well as early Sōtō monkJakuen (寂円 Jìyuán).
His teacher was Xuedou Zhijian[1] (雪竇智鑑, 1105–1192), who was the sixteenth-generation dharma descendant ofHuineng.
According toKeizan, when Ruijing became a leader, he didn't put himself above the other monks. He wore the black surplice and robe of a monk. He was given a purple vestment of honor by the emperor of China, but he declined it. Even after reaching enlightenment, he was willing to clean the bathroom.[3]
He is traditionally the originator of the termsshikantaza[4] andshinjin-datsuraku ("casting off of body and mind").
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| Preceded by | CaodongChan/SōtōZen patriarch 1192–1227 | Succeeded by |
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