Shakyamuni Buddha, in the midst of the millions of humans
and gods who were circumambulating him, picked up a flower and
Mahakashyapa, the First Patriarch, had to smile. No one knew what
was happening when Shakyamuni Buddha said,
"I have the Right Dharma Eye Treasury, the wonderful
mind of Nirvana, the real mark, which is unmarked. This is the
mind-to-mind transmission, transmitted outside the teaching. I have
already given it to Mahakashyapa in mind-to-mind transmission."
Ven. Master Hua's Commentary to The Sixth Patriarch
Sutra, Chapter Ten: Final Instructions
28th Patriarch & 1st Patriarch in China: the Venerable Bodhidharma
- The First Patriarch Bodhidharma brought the Dharma to China...
- A lively account of the stories and teachings of the first six
Patriarchs by Ven. Master Hua:
- by Great Master Yung Chia after being certified by the Sixth Patriarch:
29th Patriarch & 2nd Patriarch in China: Great Master Hui
K'o
30th Patriarch & 3rd Patriarch in China: Great Master Seng
Ts'an
31st Patriarch & 4th Patriarch in China: Great Master Tao Hsin
32nd Patriarch & 5th Patriarch in China: Great Master Hung Jen
33rd Patriarch & 6th Patriarch in China: Great Master Hui
Neng
"For 37 years he spoke Dharma to benefit sentient beings.
Forty-three people inherited his Dharma, and an uncountable number awoke
to the Way...." --The Sixth
Patriarch Sutra
34th Patriarch: Dhyana Master Huai Rang of Mount Nan
(Please note: this list focuses only on the lineage of Wei Yang Sect.)
35th Patriarch: Dhyana Master Ma Zhu Dao Yi
36th Patriarch: Dhyana Master Bai Zhang Huai Hai
Wei Yang Sect
1st Generation of Wei Yang Sect:
Dhyana Master Ling Yo of Mount Wei
2nd Generation of Wei Yang Sect:
Dhyana Master Hui Ji of Mount Yang
3rd Generation of Wei Yang Sect:
Dhyana Master Xi Ta Guang Mu
4th Generation of Wei Yang Sect:
Dhyana Master Zi Fu Ru Bao
5th Generation of Wei Yang Sect:
Dhyana Master Bao Ci De Shao
6th Generation of Wei Yang Sect:
Dhyana Master San Jiao Zhi Qian
7th Generation of Wei Yang Sect:
Dhyana Master Xing Yang Ci Duo
8th Generation of Wei Yang Sect:
Dhyana Master De Qing Hsu Yun
9th Generation of Wei Yang
Sect:
Dhyana Master Husan Hua Du Lun
In 1956, Dhyana Master Du Lun received the Dharma-transmission of Venerable
Master Hsu Yun and the Dharma name "Hsuan Hua", becoming the Ninth Patriarch
of the Wei Yang Sect, the 45th Generation since First Patriarch Mahakashyapa.
Verse in Expression of Faith from Dhyana Master Hus Yun:
Proclaiming [Hsuan] Wei's wonderful meaning,
Causes the sect's teaching to be echoed far and
wide.
The transformations [Hua] inherited from Ling Peak
Exalt the Dharma Path.
Taking Across [Du] the forty-sixth,
The mind seal is transmitted.
The Wheel [Lun] revolves unceasingly,
Rescuing the suffering hordes.
"Year of the Buddha" 2983, the year Bingshen
Written by De Qing Hsu Yun, the Eighth Generation of
the Wei Yang,
at the Dharma Lecture Hall of Zhenru [True Suchness]
Chan Monastery
The Lineage
Shakyamuni Buddha
: the Venerable Mahakashyapa
er Hui
K'o
