Xuéyùn 學蘊, hào Zhīkōng 知空 (“Knower of Emptiness”). LínjìYángqí dharma-heir of Kāifēng Mìxíng Jìrěn 開峰密行寂忍. Born 萬曆癸丑 9/1 = 1613-10-14 Gregorian; died 康熙己巳 5/28 午時 = 1689-07-14 Gregorian, shìshòu 77, sēnglà 65. Native of Ěrhǎi 洱海 (Yúnnán); lay surname Wáng 王.
Formation. At 14 (1626) entered Jīzúshān Jìguāngsì 雞足寂光寺 under Shànghé 上和和尚. At 36 (1648) at Yùlín Xuān 玉林軒 reciting Wànfómíng jīng — at the second character 南無 of juan 3, breakthrough. Studied under Shuǐmù Wúzhù 水目無住; final fǎsì under Kāifēng Mìxíng Jìrěn.
Five abbacies (Yúnnán region). Kāifēng Nányún 開峰南雲, Chǔxióng Fúchéng 楚雄福城, Jiǔtái Fāngguǎng 九臺方廣, Guǎngtōng Xiānyáng 廣通仙羊, Jìnglè 淨樂.
Work. KR6q0523 《知空蘊禪師語錄》 2 juan, Jiāxīng Canon J37 B400, compiled by fǎsì Tōnglái 通來 děng biān; juan 1 xínglù. Also 《草堂集》 separately.