Zen patriarchs

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Zen patriarchs are the early lineage of influential Buddhist masters regarded as foundational transmitters of Zen teachings from India through China and beyond.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist religious lineage
Zen Buddhist concept
associatedWith Bodhidharma NERFINISHED
Dahui Zonggao NERFINISHED
Daoxin NERFINISHED
Dongshan Liangjie NERFINISHED
Dōgen NERFINISHED
Hakuin Ekaku NERFINISHED
Hongren NERFINISHED
Huike NERFINISHED
Huineng NERFINISHED
Linji Yixuan NERFINISHED
Mahākāśyapa NERFINISHED
Sengcan NERFINISHED
Shenxiu NERFINISHED
basedOn teacher-student succession
doctrineEmphasized direct realization of Buddha-nature
meditation practice
non-reliance on scriptures
hasAspect mythic-historical construction
sectarian lineage claims
hasConcept dharma transmission
mind-to-mind transmission
unbroken lineage
includesFigure fifth Zen patriarch
first Zen patriarch
fourth Zen patriarch
second Zen patriarch
sixth Zen patriarch
third Zen patriarch
influenced Korean Seon schools
Rinzai school NERFINISHED
Sōtō school NERFINISHED
Vietnamese Thiền schools
Ōbaku school NERFINISHED
linkedTo historical Buddha
Śākyamuni Buddha NERFINISHED
originatedIn India NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Seon Buddhism NERFINISHED
Thiền Buddhism NERFINISHED
Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED
role foundational transmitters of Zen teachings
transmittedTo China NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
Korea NERFINISHED
Vietnam NERFINISHED
viewedAs spiritual ancestors of Zen schools

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Huike category Zen patriarchs