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Yanguan Qi'an
盐官齐安
Personal
Born	(surname) Li 李 750 CE (?) China
Died	842 CE China
Religion	Buddhism
Flourished	8th-9th Century CE
School	Chan
Other names	Traditional Chinese 鹽官齊安 Yen2 kuan1ch'i2an1 Japanese 塩官斉安 Engan Seian Korean 鹽官齊安 염관제안 Yeom-gwan Je-an Vietnamese Diêm Quan Tề An
Occupation	Buddhist monk, scholar
Senior posting
Teacher	Mazu Daoyi
Awards	Wukong National Preceptor (悟空大师)

Gikū or Yikong was an early Heian period Buddhist monk from Tang China. He is Japan's first Buddhist monk who exclusively taught Zen.

Sources

• Foguangshan Foundation for Buddhist Culture and Education (佛光山文教基金會) (1989). 齊安 [Qi'an]. 佛光山大詞典 (Foguangshan Dictionary of Buddhism) (in Traditional Chinese). p. 7472}. ISBN 9789574571956. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

Category:Year of birth uncertain Category:Zen Category:Buddhism in China Category:Buddhist sangha Category:Chan Buddhists Category:Tang dynasty Buddhists Category:Tang dynasty Buddhist monks