Heshang Moheyan

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 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 Accesses October 22, 2019)
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Mahāyāna, or the Great Vehicle, refers to the system of Buddhist thought and practice which developed around the beginning of Common Era, focusing on the pursuit of the state of full enlightenment of the Buddha through the realization of the wisdom of emptiness and the cultivation of compassion.