Śāṇavāsa

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Śāṇavāsa (Śānakavāsin, Sambhūta Śāṇavāsi or Sanakavasa) was a disciple of Ananda, and is considered the fourth Indian Patriarch in Chan/Zen Buddhism after Shakyamuni, Mahakashyapa and Ananda.[1]

Śāṇavāsa statue, Tây Phương Temple, Vietnam, 1794 AD

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