Sesson Yūbai started studying Linji Ch'an under…

1312 CE to 1323 CE

Sesson Yūbai started studying Linji Ch'an under Ishan Ining in Japan and later moved to China where he studies with many other teachers.

He will live in China for over twenty years, from 1307 to 1329.

He is imprisoned in Chang'an during the period in which Zen Buddhists are persecuted.

Many of the poems created during or about this period survive; they form the basis of his reputation.

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Chang'an > Xi'an Shaanxi (Shensi) China View →

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Sesson Yūbai View →

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