Tang dynasty Chan
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Tang dynasty Chan was a formative period of Chinese Zen Buddhism characterized by influential masters, the development of distinct meditation lineages, and the doctrinal foundations that later shaped East Asian Zen traditions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhism tradition
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historical period of Chan Buddhism ⓘ school of Buddhism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baizhang Huaihai
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Baizhang monastic regulations NERFINISHED ⓘ Baotang Wuzhu NERFINISHED ⓘ Bodhidharma NERFINISHED ⓘ East Mountain teaching NERFINISHED ⓘ Guifeng Zongmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Heze Shenhui NERFINISHED ⓘ Heze school NERFINISHED ⓘ Hongren NERFINISHED ⓘ Hongzhou school NERFINISHED ⓘ Huangbo Xiyun NERFINISHED ⓘ Huineng NERFINISHED ⓘ Linji Yixuan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazu Daoyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanyue Huairang NERFINISHED ⓘ Niutou school NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Chan school NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxhead school NERFINISHED ⓘ Platform Sūtra of the Sixth Patriarch NERFINISHED ⓘ Qingyuan Xingsi NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenhui NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenxiu NERFINISHED ⓘ Shitou Xiqian NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Chan school NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaoshan Weiyan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yongjia Xuanjue NERFINISHED ⓘ early encounter dialogue literature ⓘ |
| corePractice |
dhyāna
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meditation ⓘ sitting meditation ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| developedInto |
Caodong school
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Fayan school NERFINISHED ⓘ Guiyang school NERFINISHED ⓘ Linji school NERFINISHED ⓘ Song dynasty Five Houses of Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunmen school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrinalFoundationFor |
Gozan Zen culture in Japan
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Korean Gusan Seon NERFINISHED ⓘ Rinzai Zen NERFINISHED ⓘ Song dynasty koan traditions ⓘ Sōtō Zen NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese Trúc Lâm Thiền NERFINISHED ⓘ later Chinese Chan ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
direct realization of Buddha-nature
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non-conceptual insight ⓘ teacher–student transmission ⓘ |
| endTime | 9th century ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
anti-textual rhetoric alongside scriptural learning
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close ties with Tang literati ⓘ competition with other Buddhist schools ⓘ development of Chan hagiographies ⓘ emergence of regional Chan schools ⓘ emphasis on personal awakening over scholasticism ⓘ formation of distinct Chan lineages ⓘ formation of master–disciple transmission records ⓘ formation of patriarchal genealogies ⓘ imperial patronage at times ⓘ integration of meditation and daily life ⓘ interaction with Tiantai Buddhism ⓘ monastic institutionalization of Chan ⓘ synthesis with Huayan thought ⓘ use of meditation manuals and oral instructions ⓘ use of paradoxical language ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
Northern School
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Platform Sūtra tradition ⓘ Southern School NERFINISHED ⓘ emptiness ⓘ encounter dialogue ⓘ everyday mind is the Way ⓘ gradual cultivation ⓘ lamp records ⓘ lamp transmission ⓘ mind-to-mind transmission ⓘ no reliance on words and letters ⓘ no-abiding ⓘ no-form ⓘ no-thought ⓘ non-duality ⓘ original mind ⓘ patriarchal lineage ⓘ public cases ⓘ recorded sayings ⓘ separate transmission outside the scriptures ⓘ special transmission of mind ⓘ suchness ⓘ sudden enlightenment ⓘ sudden vs gradual debate ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese Zen
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Korean Seon NERFINISHED ⓘ Song dynasty Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese Thiền NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| parentTradition |
Chinese Buddhism
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Mahāyāna Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| startTime | 7th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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