Zhongfeng Mingben (1263-1323)was the Linji Ch'an school in the Yuan Dynasty. His alias was Zhongfeng, Buddhist monastic was Mingben. He was respected by the Court extremely, but he was indifferent towards fame and wealth so preferred travelling around. He always kept a distance with the Court instead of closing. He helped people who inquired, discussed and seeked religious instruction. The places where he went became the dharma centers, especially for influencing the area in southern Yangtze River, hence he was addressed as “Jiangnan ancient Buddha”. His Ch'an Thought followed Gaufeng Yuanmiau master(1238-1295). Mental dharmas of Zen is to keep birth and death in mind. Due to the uncertainty of life accompanied disciples. Only they were aware of birth and death so they could cherish their rare person; moreover, they adjusted themselves unfailingly so they could observe their enlightened heart and hold the Buddha-nature inside. Due to Zhongfeng Mingben turned to and relied on the pureland when he was young, his thoughts bound with Amitbha. He though that it was very important to repeat the name of a Buddha with the whole mind. Performing the duties of a discuple with wisdom, who thought on Amitbha could realize. Also, Zhongfeng Mingben combined Ch'an with Purification , he was enlightened by Yungming Yanshou(904-975) -- “the whole mind of ancestors”. The whole mind is that gatagarbha thought as Zhongfeng Mingben master wrote Shansh Xinian to explain “The Buddhas and beings are as the one and there are no differences”. Everything is between confusion with enlightenment. Beings were persistent because of delusion, so they forgot their self-Amitbha; therefore, it incurred controversy of the Ch'an-Purification. As ordinary people realized, they were able to become Sanctification and awakened that Ch'an and Purification were as the one reality. With practice of Ch'an-Purification, the main purpose is to realize the deep understanding of birth and death. Based on the above mentions, to research into the Ch'an -Purification thought of Shansh Xinian in order to understand Mental dharmas of Shansh Xinian written by Zhongfeng Mingben. This article is divided into six chapters. The first chapter is to desceribe motivation and purpose of the study, literature review and discussion, as well as research procedures and structure. The second chapter is to characterise Zhongfeng Mingben master’s life and writings. The third chapter is to represent Zhongfeng Mingben master’s Ch'an-Purification Thought. The fourth chapter is rituals analysis of “The Ritual of Shansh Xinian”. The fifth chapter, analysed of The Ritual of Shansh Xinian with Ch’an-Purification Thought . The sixth chapter is conclusion.
