Question: What type of details about shitou xiqian  can be gathered from the following bio?  Bio: shítóu xīqiān -lrb- 700-790 -rrb- -lrb- -rrb- was an 8th-century chinese chán -lrb- zen -rrb- buddhist teacher and author . all existing branches of zen throughout the world are said to descend either from shitou xiqian or from his contemporary mazu daoyi .
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- teacher - title - successor - death date - predecessor - birth date - school - name - color - background - birth place - students