Xutang Zhiyu 虚堂智愚 (Japanese Kido Chigu, nickname Sokkō) (1185–1269) was a Chinese Chan-monk who gave dharma-transmission to Nanpo Shōmyō (1235–1308), the founder of the Japanese Rinza-Zen Ōtōkan-lineage. His style of koan-practice was admired and emulated by Hakuin Ekaku, and today it's the only existing line of dharma-transmission in Japanese Rinza-Zen.

Writings

  • The Record of Empty Hall, a collection of hundred koans with commentaries from Xutang Zhiyu
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