Linji Yixuan
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Linji Yixuan was a seminal 9th-century Chinese Chan master whose dynamic, often iconoclastic teaching style founded the influential Linji (Rinzai) school of Zen Buddhism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Linji Yixuan canonical | 6 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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Chan master ⓘ Chinese religious leader ⓘ founder of a Buddhist school ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lin-chi I-hsüan
ⓘ
Rinzai ⓘ
surface form:
Rinzai Gigen
|
| associatedWith |
Hebei
ⓘ
Linji Monastery ⓘ Zhengzhou ⓘ
surface form:
Zhenzhou (modern Zhengzhou)
|
| birthDate | 9th century ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 9th century ⓘ |
| coreTeaching |
Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings
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killing the Buddha as a metaphor for abandoning attachment ⓘ non-reliance on external authorities ⓘ sudden enlightenment ⓘ use of paradox and shock to break conceptual thinking ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| deathDate | 9th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| founded |
Linji lineage
ⓘ
surface form:
Linji school
|
| impact |
major influence on East Asian Buddhist monastic culture
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shaped koan practice in Rinzai Zen ⓘ |
| influenced |
Rinzai
ⓘ
surface form:
Rinzai school
|
| movement |
Linji lineage
ⓘ
surface form:
Linji school
Rinzai ⓘ
surface form:
Rinzai school
|
| nativeLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of attachment to scriptures and concepts
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dynamic teaching style ⓘ emphasis on direct realization ⓘ iconoclastic teaching methods ⓘ influence on Chinese Chan and Japanese Zen ⓘ shouting and striking as pedagogical tools ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
|
| placeOfDeath | China ⓘ |
| religiousName |
Linji
ⓘ
Yixuan ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
|
| studentOf |
Yu the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Dayu
Huangbo Xiyun ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Huanglong Huinan
ⓘ
Xuefeng Yicun ⓘ |
| textualTradition |
The Record of Linji
ⓘ
surface form:
Linji lu (Record of Linji)
|
| veneratedIn |
Chinese Chan
ⓘ
Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Zen
Korean Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Korean Seon
Chan Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnamese Thiền
|
| workAttributed | The Record of Linji ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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