Chao-chou (Chao-chou (in Japanese “Joshu”))

(Language: Chinese)

Short Description: (778 – 897 CE), one of the earliest and greatest of the Chinese Zen masters

Long Description: (778 – 897 CE), one of the earliest and greatest of the Chinese Zen masters. He is well known for his answer of “mu” to the question, “Does a dog have Buddhanature?”

Sources: The Laughing Buddha of Tofukuji: The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima , by Ishwar C. Harris