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Fayun (also romanized as Fa Yun) (Traditional Chinese: 法雲法師; Simplified Chinese: 法云法师; Pinyin: Fǎ Yún Fǎ Shī) (1933–2003) was a Chinese Buddhist monk and thirteenth generation successor in the Yunmen (雲門; Cloud Gate) lineage of the Chan (Zen) school of Chinese Buddhism.
Early life and monkhood, Coming to the West & Passing
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Fayun | Born | 1933 (1933) Jiangxi province, China | 1.00 | infobox |
| Fayun | Died | 2003 (aged 69–70) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Fayun | Religion | Buddhism | 1.00 | infobox |
| Fayun | School | Yunmen Ch'an | 1.00 | infobox |
| Fayun | Teacher | Hsu Yun | 1.00 | infobox |
| Fayun | Title | Ch'an-shih | 1.00 | infobox |
| Fayun | related to Coming to the West | In | 0.60 | section |
| Fayun | related to Coming to the West | Master Fayun | 0.60 | section |
| Fayun | related to Coming to the West | United States | 0.60 | section |
| Fayun | related to Coming to the West | Buddhist | 0.60 | section |
| Fayun | related to Coming to the West | Chan Buddhism | 0.60 | section |
| Fayun | related to Coming to the West | Zen Buddhism | 0.60 | section |
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