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Xiangyan Zhixian
Also known as Hsiang-yen Chih- · Hsiang-yen Chih-hsien · hsien · Kyôgen Chikan · Kyôgen
- Transmission from
- Unknown
- Mapped lineage from
- Guishan Lingyou
- Born
- Not recorded
- Died
- 898
- Source records
- 3
Tradition labels in the sources
Koan appearances
Mentioned in these koans
- Kyôgen's Man Up a TreeMumonkan · CASE 5
- Unmon's: “Sound” and “Color”Shoyoroku · CASE 82
Lineage claims
Teachers and predecessors
- Guishan Lingyouchan ancestors map teacher student · source asserted map connection
Students and successors
No successor claim is present in the seed sources.
Relationship labels preserve the meaning used by each source; they are not automatically equivalent to Dharma transmission.
Communities and resources
Affiliations listed by sources
No organization affiliation is present in the seed sources.
Further reading
No additional resource link is present.
Citation ledger
Where this record came from
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- Xiangyan Zhixian ↗historical book index · table of contents, page 191 · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Xiangyan Zhixian ↗romanization crosswalk · romanization table line 187 · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Xiangyan Zhixian ↗chan ancestors map node · page 1, ancestor box 61 · retrieved 2026-08-21