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|AltNamesOther=Hashang; Hva-shang Mahayana; Hashang Mahayana
|AltNamesOther=Hashang; Hva-shang Mahayana; Hashang Mahayana; Hwashang Mahayan; Hvashang Moheyan; Śramaṇa Mahāyāna
|DatesNotes=8th–9th cent.
|DatesNotes=8th–9th cent.
|BnwShortPersonBio=Heshang Moheyan [or Hashang Mahāyana] ]was the Chinese abbot whom Kamalashila defeated in a famous debate at Samyé. He is said to have been a representative of a form of Ch’an meditation, but in a rather nihilistic form. He taught that meditation consists of not doing anything at all in the mind, and that this can bring about sudden enlightenment, without the need even to practice the six paramitas. Tibetan scholars throughout the centuries have often accused one another of adhering to Hashang’s system, and often put this down to the particular tendrel created when he “left his shoes behind” in Tibet following his defeat. ([https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Hashang Source Accesses October 22, 2019])
|BnwShortPersonBio=Heshang Moheyan [or Hashang Mahāyana] ]was the Chinese abbot whom Kamalashila defeated in a famous debate at Samyé. He is said to have been a representative of a form of Ch’an meditation, but in a rather nihilistic form. He taught that meditation consists of not doing anything at all in the mind, and that this can bring about sudden enlightenment, without the need even to practice the six paramitas. Tibetan scholars throughout the centuries have often accused one another of adhering to Hashang’s system, and often put this down to the particular tendrel created when he “left his shoes behind” in Tibet following his defeat. ([https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Hashang Source Accesses October 22, 2019])
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PersonType Category:Ordained (Monks and Nuns)
MainNamePhon Heshang Moheyan
AltNamesOther Hashang  ·  Hva-shang Mahayana  ·  Hashang Mahayana  ·  Hwashang Mahayan  ·  Hvashang Moheyan  ·  Śramaṇa Mahāyāna
DatesNotes 8th–9th cent.
IsInGyatsa No
BnwShortPersonBio Heshang Moheyan [or Hashang Mahāyana] ]was the Chinese abbot whom Kamalashila defeated in a famous debate at Samyé. He is said to have been a representative of a form of Ch’an meditation, but in a rather nihilistic form. He taught that meditation consists of not doing anything at all in the mind, and that this can bring about sudden enlightenment, without the need even to practice the six paramitas. Tibetan scholars throughout the centuries have often accused one another of adhering to Hashang’s system, and often put this down to the particular tendrel created when he “left his shoes behind” in Tibet following his defeat. (Source Accesses October 22, 2019)
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