Yuánkuí 元揆, zì Yīkuí 一揆. LínjìYángqí dharma-heir of Yuǎnān Běntǎn 本僼 遠菴本僼 (1622–1682). Born 崇禎甲戌 4/27 申時 = 1634-05-23 Gregorian; alive in 康熙36 = 1697 at age 64. Native of Shàoxīngfǔ Huìjī 紹興府會稽; lay surname Qián 錢.
Formation. Tonsured at 22 (1655) under Huìshān héshàng 慧山. Pilgrimage to Lǐlíng Yúnyán 醴陵雲巖, Shíshuāng Ěrzhān 石霜爾瞻; awakening on Huángyán 黃巖 viewing a waterfall. Continued to Bàoēn Yùlín, Gǔnán Mùyún, Tiāntóng Hóngjué etc. Final transmission from Yuǎnān Běntǎn at Tiāntóng.
Five abbacies. Yuèzhǎng Shòushèng 月掌壽聖, Jīngshān Yǒnglóng 京山永隆, Shéndǐng Zīshèng 神鼎資聖 (the title-form 神鼎一揆), Míngzhōu Ruìyán 明州瑞巖 (succession to teacher), Míngzhōu Tiāntóng 明州天童.
Heirs. Yùtáng Jiǒng 成炯 昱堂烱; Yuètāo Càn 月濤粲; Dòngyě Xiān 洞野先 et al.
Work. KR6q0513 《神鼎一揆禪師語錄》 12 juan, Jiāxīng Canon J37 B388, compiled by fǎsì Chéngjiǒng 成炯 děng biān; juan 12 xíngshí + shòutǎmíng.