Linji

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Linji is a seminal 9th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master whose teachings and style founded the influential Linji school of Zen Buddhism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monk
Chan master
Zen master
founder of a Buddhist school
historical figure
associatedTemple Linji Monastery NERFINISHED
associatedWith Tang dynasty Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
associatedWork Record of Linji NERFINISHED
centuryActive 9th century
countryOfActivity China NERFINISHED
doctrine Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings NERFINISHED
ordinary mind as the Way
era Tang dynasty NERFINISHED
fullName Linji Yixuan NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Chan patriarch
influenced Chinese Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Japanese Zen Buddhism
Korean Seon Buddhism NERFINISHED
Vietnamese Thiền Buddhism NERFINISHED
knownFor abrupt and iconoclastic teaching style
critique of attachment to scriptures and formal practice
emphasis on direct realization
founding the Linji school of Chan
use of shouting in teaching
use of striking in teaching
language Classical Chinese NERFINISHED
legacy namesake of the Rinzai school in Japan
one of the most influential Chan masters
name Linji NERFINISHED
nationality Chinese
nativeName 臨済義玄 NERFINISHED
philosophicalOrientation non-dualism
regionOfActivity Tang dynasty China NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
religiousRole abbot
schoolFounded Linji school NERFINISHED
Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED
teachingEmphasis freedom from reliance on external authorities
seeing one’s own nature
sudden enlightenment
teachingMethod paradoxical dialogues
shouts (katsu)
strikes and blows
tradition Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED

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