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*''Born: [[1546]]''
*''Died: [[1623]]''

Hanshan Deqing was a prominent Buddhist monk of the late [[Ming Dynasty]], and is considered a late [[Zen|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 [[Amida|Amitabha]] after completing each word.

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

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