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Ziwen (?-1296)

CHINA, Shanghai; Southern Song to Yuan dynasty (1127–1368)
Ziwen was an artist and monk born in Huating (present day Songjiang, Shanghai). Wen was his original surname and he was also known as Zhongyan, among other nicknames. Ziwen renounced at a young age and resided in Jizhao Temple in Zhejiang, later staying at Manao Temple in Zhejiang. Clad in plain clothes so as not to be recognized, he often wondered around the city. In Fascicle 18 of Collection of Shanyuan, Dai Biaoyuan recorded that Master Ziwen looked serious and reserved

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