Changlu Zongze

Changlu Zongze (Chinese: 長蘆宗賾; pinyin: Chánglú Zōngzé Japanese: Chōro Shūjaku; Korean: 장노종?

Written in 1103, it was the earliest comprehensive book of monastic rules for Chan Buddhist monasteries.

[1][2] The short essay Zuochan yi, also attributed to Zongze, is the earliest guide to seated meditation in the Chan tradition.

[1][3] He was raised by his mother, having lost his father (whose surname was Sun) at an early age.

[4] Years later, he experienced a sudden awakening which he recorded in a poem, after which he was declared a Cijue Dashi (Master of Compassion and Enlightenment).