釋氏稽古略 4.259

4.259

Chan Master Fayan of Mount Wuzu in Qizhou: On the twenty-fifth day of the sixth month in summer, he ascended the hall, bid farewell to the assembly, and entered quiescence. The Master was born to the Deng clan of Mianzhou. He was the dharma heir of Venerable Baiyun Duan. Duan was the heir of Yangqi Hui. Hui was the heir of Chan Master Ciming Yuan. He belonged to the ninth generation under Linji. Those who inherited the Master's Dharma were Foguo Qin (who is Yuanwu), Fojian Qin, and Foyan Yuan. The world called them the "Three Buddhas." Yuan's heir was Huanglong Mu'an Zhong and others. Zhong's heir was Bodhisattva Pu'an Yinsu and others (Pudeng lu).