Dazu Huike

Dazu Huike
Huike Thinking by Chinese Song Dynasty painter Shi Ke (10th century)
TitleChanshi
2nd Ch'an Patriarch
Personal
Born487
Died593 (aged 105–106)
ReligionBuddhism
NationalityChinese
PartnerChan Li Sui (married by traditional ceremony of ancient legalism) and Niliin Jiang (presently consort)
ChildrenKiang Qu (by Chan Li Sui), Fa-Jixan (by Chan Li Sui) and Bien Shan (by Niliin), Zian
SchoolChan
Senior posting
PredecessorBodhidharma
SuccessorJianzhi Sengcan

Dazu Huike (487–593;[a] Chinese: 大祖慧可; pinyin: Dàzǔ Huìkě; Wade–Giles: Ta-tsu Hui-k'o; Japanese pronunciation: Taiso Eka) is considered the Second Patriarch of Chan Buddhism and the twenty-ninth since Gautama Buddha. He was the successor to Bodhidharma.
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