Zen Buddhism in Japan

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religious tradition school of Buddhism

Zen Buddhism in Japan is a major school of Japanese Buddhism that emphasizes seated meditation (zazen), direct insight into one’s true nature, and a minimalist aesthetic that has deeply influenced Japanese culture, arts, and philosophy.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Zen Buddhism 4
Japanese Zen 2
Japanese Zen Buddhism 2

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf religious tradition ⓘ
school of Buddhism ⓘ
associatedWith koan practice ⓘ
lay practice ⓘ
minimalist aesthetic ⓘ
monastic discipline ⓘ
mono no aware ⓘ
wabi-sabi NERFINISHED ⓘ
coreConcept emptiness (śūnyatā) ⓘ
kenshō ⓘ
non-duality ⓘ
satori ⓘ
corePractice seated meditation ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
culturalRole shaping Japanese notions of simplicity and emptiness ⓘ
emphasizes direct insight into one’s true nature ⓘ
meditative practice ⓘ
zazen ⓘ
flourishedDuring Kamakura period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Muromachi period NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal awakening ⓘ
realization of Buddha-nature ⓘ
hasSchool Rinzai NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sōtō NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ōbaku NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalOrigin Chinese Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFigure Bankei Yōtaku NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dōgen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eisai NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hakuin Ekaku NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ikkyū Sōjun NERFINISHED ⓘ
Takuan Sōhō NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced Japanese aesthetics ⓘ
Japanese architecture ⓘ
Japanese calligraphy (shodō) ⓘ
Japanese garden design ⓘ
Japanese ink painting (sumi-e) ⓘ
Japanese poetry ⓘ
Japanese tea ceremony (chanoyu) NERFINISHED ⓘ
martial arts philosophy ⓘ
introducedFrom China NERFINISHED ⓘ
Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedPeriod Kamakura period NERFINISHED ⓘ
late Heian period ⓘ
majorSchool Rinzai NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sōtō NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ōbaku NERFINISHED ⓘ
philosophicalEmphasis impermanence ⓘ
non-attachment ⓘ
suchness (tathatā) ⓘ
practicePlace Zen monastery ⓘ
zendo ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
ritual bowing and prostrations ⓘ
sutra chanting ⓘ
tea ceremony ⓘ
textualTradition Chinese Zen texts ⓘ
Shōbōgenzō NERFINISHED ⓘ
viewOnScripture emphasis on direct experience over doctrine ⓘ

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

Japanese Buddhism → hasComponent → Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
Kannon → importantInSect → Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhism
Yanagi Sōetsu → influencedBy → Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhism
Peter Coyote → religion → Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhism
Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings → interpretedBy → Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhism
Hongren → veneratedIn → Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Japanese Zen Buddhism
Huineng → philosophicalInfluence → Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Japanese Zen
Linji Yixuan → veneratedIn → Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Japanese Zen
Myōshin-ji school → belongsTo → Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Japanese Zen Buddhism