Danxia Tianran

Danxia Tianran (739–824) (Chinese: 丹霞天然; Wade–Giles: Tan-hsia Tiān-rán; Japanese: Tanka Tennen) was a Chan/Zen Buddhist monk and poet during the late Tang dynasty. A student of both Mazu Daoyi and Shitou Xiqian, Danxia was famous for his wild and iconoclastic behavior, which became the inspiration for artworks and kōans throughout the Chan/Zen tradition.