Xíngwén 行聞, hào Fógǔ 佛古 (“Buddha-Antique”). Born 萬曆庚戌 6/22 午時 = 1610-08-10 Gregorian; died 丙午 11/23 子時 = 1666-12-18 Gregorian, shìshòu 57, fǎlà 35. Native of Tóngchuānzhōu 潼川州 (Sìchuān); lay surname Zhāng 張.
Lineage. LínjìYángqí dharma-heir of Línyě Tōngqí 林野通奇 (1596–1652) — same teacher as 覺 Zìxián Xíngjué at KR6q0469.
Formation. At 5 entered Qīngliánsì 青蓮寺 under Yìnzōng Xī chánshī 印宗錫. 崇禎庚午 = 1630 (age 21): visited Jīnlíng Bàoēnsì 金陵報恩寺 suíxǐ, where seeing the tǎguāng 塔光 (pagoda-light) triggered breakthrough. Full precepts at Jīnlíng Gǔlín 金陵古林; 癸未 = 1643 met Línyě Tōngqí at Tōngxuán 通玄; 甲申 季春 = 1644 spring received transmission.
Four abbacies. Tàicāng Xiānglínsì 太倉香林寺 (Sūzhōu, the title-form 香林佛古); Pínghú Cáoxīsì 平湖曹溪寺; Yāndū Qiānfósì 燕都千佛寺 (Beijing); Yānjīng Yuánníngsì 燕京圓寧寺. Stūpa at Xiānglínsì.
Sixteen heirs including Shípú Chāozhì 超質 石璞超質 (cf. KR6q0502); Zhìzhōng Chāoyuán 智中超沅; etc.
Work. KR6q0501 《佛古聞禪師語錄》 4 juan, Jiāxīng Canon J36 B364, compiled by fǎsì Chāozhì 超質 děng biān; juan 4 tǎmíng 塔銘.
Sources: KR6q0501 juan 1 + juan 4 tǎmíng; DILA authority A016279.