Muyun Tongmen was one of the twelve disciples of the distinguished Linji monk Miyun Yuanwu in the late Ming Dynasty.Tongmen was also the disciple of the 31st generation of the Linji School and one of the famous monks in the Tiantong lineage established by the monk Yuanwu,and was called "Monk Gunan".Tongmen’s ways of practicing meditation mostly were inherited from Huineng,Yixuan and Fanghui.He also developed their ways in practicing meditation.According to the works of Muyun Tongmen,I analyze his ways of practicing meditation from four aspects including "awakening" "reflecting on life and death" "owning faith and real insights" and "stick and shout".
