Guiyang school

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Guiyang school is one of the classical Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist lineages, known for its distinctive teaching style and historical role in the development of Chan thought and practice.

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Guiyang school canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chan Buddhist school
Zen lineage
associatedWith Guishan monastery tradition
Yangshan monastery tradition
coreConcept non-duality
sudden enlightenment
countryOfOrigin China
doctrine Chan emphasis on mind-to-mind transmission
rejection of reliance on scriptures alone
emphasis direct realization of Buddha-nature
meditative practice
focus embodied practice in daily life
realization of original mind
foundedBy Guishan Lingyou
Yangshan Huiji
genre Buddhist monastic tradition
hasAlternativeName Guiyang zong
Hongzhou school
surface form: Kuei-yang school

Kueiyang zong
hasDiscipline koan-like dialogical exchanges
meditation
monastic training
historicalPeriod Tang dynasty
historicalRole development of classical Chan thought
formation of early Chan lineages
inception 9th century
influenced Song-dynasty Chan
surface form: Song dynasty Chan

later Chan doctrinal development
influencedBy Mahayana sutras
early Chinese Chan masters
isOneOf Five Houses of Chan
languageOfInstruction Classical Chinese
memberOf Five Houses and Seven Schools of Chan
namedAfter Guishan Lingyou
Yangshan Huiji
partOf Chan Buddhism
surface form: Chinese Chan Buddhism

Zen
surface form: Zen Buddhism
placeOfOrigin Tang dynasty
surface form: Tang dynasty China
region southern China
religion Buddhism
status historical lineage
teachingStyle emphasis on master–disciple interaction
subtle and indirect instruction
use of metaphor and imagery
traditionWithin Mahayana
surface form: Mahayana Buddhism

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Chan Buddhism branch Guiyang school
Hongzhou school influenced Guiyang school