Dahui Zonggao
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Dahui Zonggao was a prominent 12th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master of the Linji school, best known for popularizing the practice of kanhua meditation focused on critical phrases (hua tou) from koans.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dahui | 1 |
| Dahui Zonggao canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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Chan master ⓘ Linji school monk ⓘ Song dynasty person ⓘ Zen master ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | critical phrase of a koan ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1089 ⓘ |
| century | 12th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1163 ⓘ |
| era | Song dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Dahui Zonggao
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dahui
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| influenced |
Rinzai
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surface form:
Japanese Rinzai Zen
Korean Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Korean Seon Buddhism
later koan practice traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
integration of meditation and daily life
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letters to lay disciples ⓘ teaching lay practitioners ⓘ |
| legacy |
major figure in Linji school history
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systematization of kanhua meditation ⓘ |
| lineage | Linji lineage ⓘ |
| meditationTechnique |
hua tou practice
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kanhua Chan ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of silent illumination Chan
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emphasis on koan practice ⓘ popularizing hua tou practice ⓘ promotion of kanhua Chan ⓘ |
| opposedPractice | silent illumination Chan ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
direct realization of enlightenment
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sudden enlightenment ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Hangzhou
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surface form:
Hangzhou region
Southern Song ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Song China
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| position | abbot ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| schoolOfBuddhism |
Chan Buddhism
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Zen ⓘ |
| secularName | Xi ⓘ |
| studentOf | Yuanwu Keqin ⓘ |
| teacher | Yuanwu Keqin ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
strong exhortations to practice
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use of koan critical phrases ⓘ |
| tradition |
Linji lineage
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surface form:
Linji school
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| viewOnScriptures | emphasized direct experience over textual study ⓘ |
| wrote |
instructions on hua tou investigation
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letters on Chan practice ⓘ |
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Dahui