Wu Yantong
Zen Master Vô Ngôn Thông | |
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無言通 | |
Statue of Vô Ngôn Thông in Kiến Sơ Temple, Gia Lâm, Hanoi, Vietnam | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 759 Guangzhou, China |
| Died | 826 Bắc Ninh, Vietnam |
| Resting place | Mount Tiên Du |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Temple | Song Lâm Temple, Vũ Châu |
| School | Zen Buddhism |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Baizhang Huaihai |
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Wu Yantong (Chinese: 無言通, known in Vietnam as Vô Ngôn Thông, c. 759–826 C.E.) was a Chinese Buddhist monk influential in the transmission of Chan (Zen) into Vietnam. He founded the Vô Ngôn Thông Zen Sect during the early 9th century.