The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1041 page)

 
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Hung Hsiu-ch’uan
(ruler of Taiping's Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace’)
:

see
TAIPING REBELLION
.

 
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Hung-jen
(Jap., Gunin or K
nin
;

601–74).
Fifth patriarch of Cha’n/Zen in China. He lived on Mount P’ing-jung, the East Mountain, hence his following were known as ‘The Pure Gate of the East Mountain’. He did not exclude sudden enlightenment (
tongy
) but advocated progressive control of mind, especially by concentration on the figure one (Chinese character being a single horizontal line) as it merges in the horizon of perception. The One became a central concept in Ch’an/Zen, particularly in the realization by the mind of its buddha-nature (
buddhat
).
Tsui-shang-ch’en lun
(Jap.,
Sai-j
j
-ron
) is attributed to Hung-jen, but doubtfully. His successor was
Hui-neng
.

 
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Hungry ghosts
(deceased who have not received appropriate or due support)
:

see
PRETA
;
LI-KUEI
.

 
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