Yiduan
Chinese Buddhist monk
About Yiduan
Yīduàn (義端) was a 12th-century Chinese monk of the Chan (禪) school of Buddhism.
Yiduan is notable for the saying "Language is a sham, silence a lie, but beyond language and silence a road goes by" (語是謗, 寂是誑, 語寂向上有路在).
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Who was Yiduan?
Chinese Buddhist monk
When was Yiduan born?
Yiduan was born in People's Republic of China.
What nationality was Yiduan?
Yiduan's recorded nationality: Chinese people.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Yiduan. https://biography.guide/yiduan/
MLA: "Yiduan." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/yiduan/.
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