Śāṇavāsa
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Śāṇavāsa (Śānakavāsin, Sambhūta Śāṇavāsi or Sanakavasa) was a disciple of Ananda, and is considered the fourth Indian Patriarch in
Zen Buddhism Zen (; from Chinese: '' Chán''; in Korean: ''Sŏn'', and Vietnamese: ''Thiền'') is a Mahayana Buddhist tradition that developed in China during the Tang dynasty by blending Indian Mahayana Buddhism, particularly Yogacara and Madhyamaka ph ...
after Shakyamuni, Mahakashyapa and Ananda.


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* Chan patriarchs Zen patriarchs Seon patriarchs Indian Buddhist monks Early Buddhism Soto Zen Arhats {{India-reli-bio-stub