Buddhist Master Chih-hsien- High Quality Print of Artwork by Pieter WeltevredeHsiang yen Chih hsien was a Ch'an (Zen) master during the Tang dynasty (618 907 AD) in China. The Tang dynasty was a period of cultural flourishing, and Ch'an Buddhism began to gain prominence as a major school of Chinese Buddhism. Affiliation with the House of Kuei yang: Hsiang yen Chih hsien was part of the House of Kuei yang, one of the prominent sects within Ch'an Buddhism. This sect played a key role in the development of Chan teachings during