真開

Zhēnkāi 真開

Late-seventeenth-century Cáodòng Chán monk, dharma-heir of Yīchū Wùyuán 一初悟元 (second entry) in the Wúqù Rúkōng / Nánmíng / Miàoyòng / Yīchū sub-line. Co-compiler (děng biān 等編) of KR6q0444 《一初元禪師語錄》 (Jiāxīng Canon J29 B234), working with 真智 Zhēnzhì. Native place, lay surname, and lifedates unrecovered.

Sources: KR6q0444 juan-head signature.