Zhaozhou Congshen
778–
Esteemed chán master of the Tang Dynasty
poet · Buddhist monk
Born in China
Contemporaries
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- Charlemagne (742–814)
- Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (780–850)
- Abu Nuwas (756–814)
- Harun al-Rashid (766–809)
- Jabir ibn Hayyan (721–815)
- Ādi Shankara (788–820)
- Alfred the Great (849–899)
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