Lingyu （771-853） One of the two founders of the Weiyang school of Ch'an， posthumously name Dayuan Dashi 大圆大师. He received the name Weishan Lingyu 沩山灵祐 from this major place of residence. He entered the sangha first at Jianshan Temple 建善寺， and later studied the sutras and vinaya at Longxing Temple 龙兴寺 in Hang-chou. At the age of twenty-three he went to Jiangxi， where he studied under Baizhang Huaihai 百丈怀海， and excelled and became a transmitter of Baizhang's dharma. Around 820， he took up residence at Mt. Dawei 大沩 in Tanzhou， where he taught with a distinctive style. He was respected by the government minister Peixiu 裴休 and among his disciples were Yangshan Huiji 仰山慧寂 and Xingyan Zhixian 香严智閑.