Mazu Daoyi

Mazu Daoyi taught in Hongzhou in present-day Jiangxi, where his community became a major centre of Tang Chan. Traditional accounts identify Nanyue Huairang as his teacher and Baizhang Huaihai and Nanquan Puyuan among his disciples.

馬祖道一 · 唐 · 709-788

Also known as: 馬祖