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Longtan Chongxin

Also known as Lung-t'an Ch'ung-hsin · Ryûtan Sôshin · Longtan · Ryūtan

Transmission from
Unknown
Mapped lineage from
Tianhuang Daowu
Born
Not recorded
Died
Not recorded
Source records
6

Tradition labels in the sources

  • Chan / Zen ancestor lineage map
  • Chinese Chan
  • Wikipedia attributed Zen lineage chart

Koan appearances

Mentioned in these koans

Lineage claims

Teachers and predecessors

  • Tianhuang Daowuchan ancestors map teacher student · source asserted map connection

Students and successors

  • Deshan Xuanjianchan ancestors map teacher student · source asserted map connection

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Communities and resources

Affiliations listed by sources

No organization affiliation is present in the seed sources.

Further reading

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Citation ledger

Where this record came from

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  1. Longtan Chongxin ↗historical book index · table of contents, page 170 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  2. Longtan Chongxin ↗romanization crosswalk · romanization table line 116 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  3. Longtan Chongxin ↗chan ancestors map node · page 1, ancestor box 53 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  4. Longtan Chongxin ↗wikipedia lineage chart node · chart table 4, row 6 · retrieved 2026-08-23
  5. Longtan Chongxin ↗wikipedia lineage chart node · chart table 7, row 6 · retrieved 2026-08-23
  6. Ryūtan Sōshin ↗koan name authority · wumenguan:28; Case 28 title and case · retrieved 2026-08-23