Heshang Moheyan

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Heshang Moheyan Terebess.hu.jpg
PersonType Category:Ordained (Monks and Nuns)
MainNamePhon Heshang Moheyan
AltNamesOther Hashang  ·  Hva-shang Mahayana  ·  Hashang Mahayana  ·  Hwashang Mahayan  ·  Hvashang Moheyan  ·  Śramaṇa Mahāyāna
bio Heshang Moheyan [or Hashang Mahāyāna] 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 Accessed Oct 22, 2019)
YearBirth 8th century
YearDeath 9th century
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