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Sengcan

Sengcan is recognized in Chan tradition as the third Chinese patriarch. Traditional genealogies place him between Huike and Daoxin.

三祖僧璨 · 隋 · ?-606

Also known as: 鑑智僧璨、三祖

Works and Translations

  • 信心銘

Part of: Chan Buddhism: From Bodhidharma to the Platform Sutra and the Lamp Records