Hsuan Chueh lived in the Yung Chia region of south-eastern China, later known as Wenzhou Prefecture. (His name is also transliterated as Yongjia Xuanjue.)While still a youth, Hsuan Chueh left his home and began to practice meditation and study Buddhist texts. It is said that he received enlightenment upon reading the Vimalakirti Nirdesha Sutra.Hsuan Chueh is perhaps best known for composing the Cheng Tao Ko, a collection of Zen teaching poems. This work has been popularized in the West through the influence of Japanese Zen schools, where it is known as The Shodoka and he is referred to as Yoka Genkaku.The Aitken translation of the Shodoka, with notes about the Yongjia Xuanjue.The text of Hsuan Chueh's "Song of Enlightenment" with commentary by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua