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Nanquan Puyuan
Also known as Nan-ch'üan P'u-yüan · Nan-ch'üan Pu-yüan · Nansen Fugan · Old Teacher Wang · Nansen
- Transmission from
- Unknown
- Mapped lineage from
- Mazu Daoyi
- Born
- 748
- Died
- 835
- Source records
- 4
Tradition labels in the sources
Koan appearances
Mentioned in these koans
- Nansen Kills the CatMumonkan · CASE 14
- Ordinary Mind Is the WayMumonkan · CASE 19
- Not Mind, Not BuddhaMumonkan · CASE 27
- Knowing Is Not the WayMumonkan · CASE 34
- Stepping Forward From the Top of a PoleMumonkan · CASE 46
- Chimon's LotusHekiganroku · CASE 21
- Nansen's “Dharma That Has Never Been Preached”Hekiganroku · CASE 28
- Jôshû's “Giant Radishes”Hekiganroku · CASE 30
- Mayoku Circles Around the Master's DaisHekiganroku · CASE 31
- Nansen and the FlowerHekiganroku · CASE 40
- Nansen Kills a CatHekiganroku · CASE 63
- Jôshû and the SandalsHekiganroku · CASE 64
- Nansen Draws a CircleHekiganroku · CASE 69
- Nansen Kills a CatShoyoroku · CASE 9
- An Old Woman near TaizanShoyoroku · CASE 10
- Mayoku Shook the Ring-StaffShoyoroku · CASE 16
- Roso Faces the WallShoyoroku · CASE 23
- The Wisdom in the Kegon SutraShoyoroku · CASE 67
- Nansen's “Cats and Oxen”Shoyoroku · CASE 69
- Chôsa and One StepShoyoroku · CASE 79
- Nansen and the PeoniesShoyoroku · CASE 91
- Shiso Does Not UnderstandShoyoroku · CASE 93
Lineage claims
Teachers and predecessors
- Mazu Daoyichan ancestors map teacher student · source asserted map connection
Students and successors
- Changsha Jingcenchan ancestors map teacher student · source asserted map connection
- Zhaozhou Congshenchan ancestors map teacher student · source asserted map connection
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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- Nanquan Puyuan, "Old Teacher Wang" ↗historical book index · table of contents, page 119 · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Nanquan Puyuan ↗romanization crosswalk · romanization table line 132 · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Nanquan Puyuan ↗chan ancestors map node · page 1, ancestor box 34 · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Nanquan Puyuan ↗wikipedia lineage chart node · chart table 5, row 5 · retrieved 2026-08-23