Joshu (Joshu)
(Language: Japanese)
Short Description: Joshu (in Chinese, “Chao-chou”) lived from approximately 778 – 897CE and was one of the earliest and greatest of the Chinese Zen masters.
Long Description: Joshu (in Chinese, “Chao-chou”) lived from approximately 778 – 897 C.E. and was 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
