Fayan school of Chan
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The Fayan school of Chan was a major Chinese Zen Buddhist lineage of the late Tang and Five Dynasties period, known for its emphasis on everyday experience and the use of subtle, context-sensitive teaching methods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fayan school of Chan canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhist school
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Zen lineage ⓘ |
| absorbedInto | Linji school of Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Fayan lineage
NERFINISHED
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Fayan zong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fayan Wenyi
NERFINISHED
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Qingliang temple tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiantai Deshao NERFINISHED ⓘ Wenxiu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Chinese Buddhist schools
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Zen lineages ⓘ |
| contemporaryWith |
Caodong school of Chan
NERFINISHED
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Guiyang school of Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ Linji school of Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunmen school of Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
integration of practice and ordinary activities
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teaching adapted to student and situation ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | Northern Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrine |
immediacy of awakening in daily life
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non-duality of sacred and ordinary ⓘ |
| emphasis | everyday experience ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
NERFINISHED
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late Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| focus | direct pointing through everyday situations ⓘ |
| founder | Fayan Wenyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | part of classical Chan genealogy ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | extinct as an independent lineage ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese Zen
NERFINISHED
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Korean Seon NERFINISHED ⓘ Song dynasty Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fayan Wenyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOf | Five Houses and Seven Schools of Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Five Houses of Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Huayan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Jiangnan
NERFINISHED
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Southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| scripturalAttitude | flexible use of Buddhist scriptures ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
context-sensitive responses
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dialogue-based encounters ⓘ subtle instruction ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 10th century ⓘ |
| tradition | Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | gong’an-style dialogues ⓘ |
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