五祖

The five patriarchs. Those of the Huayan (Kegon) sect are [lang id =1028]終南杜順; [lang id =1028]雲華智儼; [lang id =1028]賢首法藏; [lang id =1028]清涼澄觀, and [lang id =1028]圭峯宗密. The Pure-land sect five patriarchs are [lang id =1028]曇鸞; [lang id =1028]道綽; [lang id =1028]善導; [lang id =1028]懷感 and [lang id =1028]少康. The [lang id =1028]蓮社 ([lang id =1028]白蓮社) Lianshe sect has [lang id =1028]善導; [lang id =1028]法照; [lang id =1028]少康; [lang id =1028]省常, and [lang id =1028]宗賾.

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中國禪宗第五代祖師， 湖北蘄州黃梅縣人， 俗姓周， 法名弘忍， 十三歲拜謁四祖道信， 隨從三十年而得法， 主化於東山的東禪寺， 傳法於六祖惠能， 七十四歲圓寂， 諡號大滿禪師。