Shou-shan-sheng-nein (925-993) is Fong-hsie-yen-chao’s successor, imported to North Song via Ling Chi School in the end of Tang Dynasty, standing as the second most influential master. Contemporary studies on Shou-shan, however, did not give sufficient attention. Besides, there lacks a complete literature on and thorough comprehension of Shoushan’s ideology. With 3 abstract books of Zen Literature, including Hui-Xing’s Da Cang Hui Yue, this paper employed an approach of the carpet investigation to explore the literature associated with Shou-shan’s documents in Dynasties of North Song, South Song, Yuan, Ming and Ching. The documentation can be generally grouped in four categories and 33 items. Among these, 21 significant items were selected for an analysis of Shou-shan’s life course and Zen thought. According to these,I wish we can get a better understanding for Shou-shan’s life and thought.
