Definition
Reading: Shifuku Nyoho / Reading (ZH): zīfú rúbǎo
Zifu Rubao (資福如宝) was a Zen monk from the late Tang dynasty to the Five Dynasties period. He trained under Master Yangshan Xitang Guangmu (仰山西塔光穆) in Yuanzhou and inherited his Dharma.
He was active at Zifu (Zifu Temple) in Jizhou. (景徳傳燈録 卷第十二、十三（No. 2076 道原纂） in Vol. 51).
Q&A
- Q: Why did Zifu Rubao answer by drawing an Enso (Zen circle) and writing the character "Ox" inside it in the dialogue of the "Rhinoceros Fan" with Yanguan Qi'an?
- A: Because he immediately manifested the truth (true nature) of the lost Rhinoceros Fan right before their eyes, using the symbol of "Enso" unique to the Guiyang school and the written character.
