Rinzai

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Buddhist tradition school of Zen Buddhism

Rinzai is a major school of Zen Buddhism known for its emphasis on sudden enlightenment, rigorous meditation practice, and the use of kōans as a teaching tool.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Rinzai Zen 12
Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism 8
Rinzai school 7

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist tradition ⓘ
school of Zen Buddhism ⓘ
associatedWith Linji lineage ⓘ
surface form: Linji school
countryOfOrigin China ⓘ
developedIn Tang dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Tang dynasty China
emphasis rigorous meditation practice ⓘ
sudden enlightenment ⓘ
use of kōans ⓘ
focusesOn direct realization of enlightenment ⓘ
non-conceptual insight ⓘ
goal kenshō ⓘ
satori ⓘ
hasSubschoolsInJapan Daitoku-ji ⓘ
surface form: Daitoku-ji branch

Myōshin-ji branch ⓘ
Nanzen-ji ⓘ
surface form: Nanzen-ji branch
influenced Japanese arts ⓘ
Japanese samurai culture ⓘ
Zen garden design ⓘ
ink painting ⓘ
tea ceremony ⓘ
introducedBy Eisai ⓘ
introducedTo Japan ⓘ
introducedToJapanInCentury 12th century ⓘ
kōanFunction to break habitual patterns of thought ⓘ
to provoke direct insight ⓘ
majorBranchIn Japan ⓘ
monasticDiscipline strict ⓘ
namedAfter Linji Yixuan ⓘ
oneOfMajorZenSchoolsInJapan yes ⓘ
originatedFrom Linji Yixuan ⓘ
otherMajorZenSchoolInJapan Sōtō Zen ⓘ
surface form: Sōtō

Ōbaku ⓘ
pedagogicalStyle confrontational ⓘ
rigorous ⓘ
philosophicalOrientation non-dualism ⓘ
practice kōan introspection ⓘ
meditative discipline ⓘ
zazen ⓘ
presentInCountry China ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Korea ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

various Western countries ⓘ
region East Asia ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
religiousTradition Zen ⓘ
surface form: Zen Buddhism
scripturalBasis Mahayana sutras ⓘ
teachingMethod face-to-face interview (dokusan) ⓘ
kōan practice ⓘ
shouting and striking as pedagogical devices ⓘ
teachingTool kōan ⓘ
usesLanguageAs means to transcend conceptual thinking ⓘ
viewsEnlightenmentAs sudden ⓘ

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ryoan-ji → BuddhistSchool → Rinzai ⓘ
Ginkaku-ji → BuddhistSchool → Rinzai ⓘ
Nanzen-ji → religiousAffiliation → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
Nanzen-ji → denomination → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai Zen
Kinkaku-ji → BuddhistSchool → Rinzai ⓘ
Tendai Buddhism → influenced → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai Zen
Japanese Buddhism → hasComponent → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai school
Linji Yixuan → movement → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai school
Linji Yixuan → influenced → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai school
Linji Yixuan → alsoKnownAs → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai Gigen
Huangbo Xiyun → influenced → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai Zen
East Asian Buddhism → hasMajorSchool → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai Zen
Blue Cliff Record → influenced → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Japanese Rinzai Zen
Gateless Gate → usedIn → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai Zen
Book of Serenity → isWidelyStudiedIn → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai Zen
Linji lineage → associatedWith → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai school
Myōshin-ji school → religiousSubtradition → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai Zen
Myōshin-ji school → affiliation → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
Myōshin-ji school → hasRitualTradition → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai Zen liturgy
Dahui Zonggao → influenced → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Japanese Rinzai Zen
Tenryu-ji Temple → religiousSchool → Rinzai ⓘ
subject surface form: Tenryu-ji
this entity surface form: Rinzai school
Silver Pavilion → affiliation → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
Hatto (Dharma Hall) → associatedWithSchool → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
Sanmon gate → associatedWith → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
Hodo (lecture hall) → associatedWith → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
Mukan Fumon (Zen master associated with its early history) → movement → Rinzai ⓘ
subject surface form: Mukan Fumon
this entity surface form: Rinzai Zen
Mukan Fumon (Zen master associated with its early history) → religiousOrder → Rinzai ⓘ
subject surface form: Mukan Fumon
this entity surface form: Rinzai school
Mukan Fumon (Zen master associated with its early history) → schoolOfBuddhism → Rinzai ⓘ
subject surface form: Mukan Fumon
Tenju-an → religiousAffiliation → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
Shokoku-ji school of Rinzai Zen → subtradition → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai Zen
Shokoku-ji school of Rinzai Zen → partOf → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai-shu (Rinzai school of Zen)
Daitoku-ji temple gardens → associatedWith → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
Ginkaku-ji sand garden → religiousTradition → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai Zen
Rokuon-ji → BuddhistSchool → Rinzai ⓘ
Konchi-in → BuddhistSchool → Rinzai ⓘ
Ōta Dōkan → religiousOrder → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai Zen
Zen koans → associatedWith → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai school of Zen
Eisai → religiousSchool → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai school
Eisai → introduced → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai Zen to Japan
Sōtō Zen → contrastedWith → Rinzai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rinzai Zen