Changlu Zongze

Changlu Zongze (Chinese: 長蘆宗賾; pinyin: Chánglú Zōngzé Japanese: Chōro Shūjaku; Korean: 장노종? Changno Chong?; Vietnamese: Trường Lư Tông Trách) (died c. 1107) was a Chinese Chan Buddhist monk noted for writing the Chanyuan Qinggui, or The Rules of Purity in the Chan Monastery. Written in 1103, it was the earliest comprehensive book of monastic rules for Chan Buddhist monasteries. The short essay Zuochan yi, also attributed to Zongze, is the earliest guide to seated meditation in the Chan tradition.

Changlu Zongze

Changlu Zongze (Chinese: 長蘆宗賾; pinyin: Chánglú Zōngzé Japanese: Chōro Shūjaku; Korean: 장노종? Changno Chong?; Vietnamese: Trường Lư Tông Trách) (died c. 1107) was a Chinese Chan Buddhist monk noted for writing the Chanyuan Qinggui, or The Rules of Purity in the Chan Monastery. Written in 1103, it was the earliest comprehensive book of monastic rules for Chan Buddhist monasteries. The short essay Zuochan yi, also attributed to Zongze, is the earliest guide to seated meditation in the Chan tradition.