Dénéng 德能, zì Yùrì 浴日 (“Bathing Sun”); often referred to as Yùrì Dénéng 浴日德能. Cáodòng-school dharma-heir of Pínjí Zhìxiáng 智祥 (1637–1709) — eighth-generation Cáodòng descendant in the Qīngyuán 青原 → Zōngjìng 宗鏡 line. Lifedates unknown. Native of Guǎngzhōu 廣州 (Guǎngdōng); lay surname Wèi 魏.
Works.
- Lead compiler (děng biān) of his teacher’s yǔlù KR6q0568 《頻吉祥禪師語錄》 15 juan, J39 B454.
- Own yǔlù 《弁山龍華浴日能禪師語錄》 10 juan (separate canonical entry, J39).
Sources. 《正源略集》 vol. 13.
A separate Qīng-dynasty monk Dénéng 德能 (DILA A045953), biéhào Pǔpǔ 普源, lay surname Zhāng of his county; abbot of Yěfǔ 冶父 in Jiāqìng 6 = 1801. Not the same person.