Legend of Dajian Huineng

The movie "Legend of Dajian Huineng" tells the "Sixth Patriarch of Zen" Hui Neng (the Sixth Patriarch, Sixth Ancestor, Hyeneung, Daikan Enō, Ta4-chien4) on the road to Buddhahood.

Cast

Zheng Wang

as 成年慧能

Ye Shengtong

as 童年慧能

Zhang Lidel

as 阿秀

Ren Yi

as 阿飞

Zhou Yuhua

as 阿木

An Ruiyun

as 弘忍大师

Wan Shengli

as 神秀

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