Daman Hongren

Hongren
Title	5th Chan Patriarch
Personal
Born	601
Died	674
Religion	Buddhism
Nationality	Chinese
School	East Mountain Teaching of Chan Buddhism
Senior posting
Predecessor	Dayi Daoxin
Successor	Huineng
Students Huineng Shenxiu Faru

Hongren (Chinese: 弘忍; pinyin: Hóngrěn; Wade–Giles: Hung²-jen³, 601–674), posthumous name Daman, was the 5th Patriarch of Chan Buddhism (Chinese: 禪宗五祖).

Hongren is said to have received Dharma transmission from Dayi Daoxin and passed on the symbolic bowl and robe of transmission to Huineng, the Sixth and last Chan Patriarch.