釋鑑稽古略續集 1.97

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Chan Master Xueyan: His taboo name was Faqin. At five he left home, at sixteen he was tonsured, at eighteen he traveled on pilgrimage, and at nineteen he reached Lingyin. He hung his bowl and moved his quarters to Jingci. One day at Tianmu, walking in the hall, he raised his eyes and saw an ancient cypress; struck by the sight, he had an awakening. From then on he doubted neither birth nor death, neither the buddhas nor the patriarchs. Later he resided at various monasteries including Daolin, Nanming, Xianju, Guangxiao Daochang in Huzhou, Yangshan, and Beijian. He was the heir of Wuzhun and the master of Gaofeng. His discourse records in two fascicles circulate in the world.