Hanshan Deqing

• Born: 1546
• Died: 1623

Hanshan Deqing was a prominent Buddhist monk of the late Ming Dynasty, and is considered a late Chan patriarch.

He is known for devoting four years to copying a sutra in his own blood, mixed with gold, and invoking the name of Amitabha after completing each word.

References

• Conrad Schirokauer, et al, A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations, Fourth Edition, Cengage Learning (2012), 260.