Yixuan
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Yixuan was a prominent Chinese Chan (Zen) master of the Tang dynasty, better known as Linji Yixuan, whose teachings founded the influential Linji school of Zen Buddhism.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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Chan master ⓘ Chinese religious leader ⓘ Tang dynasty person ⓘ founder of a Buddhist school ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Linji Yixuan
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Línjì Yìxuán NERFINISHED ⓘ Master Linji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Linji Monastery (later tradition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 9th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| deathPlace | China (traditional accounts) ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Buddha-nature present in all beings
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de-emphasis of textual study in favor of direct experience ⓘ |
| era | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| founderOf | Linji school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Chan patriarch ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese Chan Buddhism
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Japanese Zen Buddhism ⓘ Korean Seon Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese Thiền Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
namesake of many Linji/Rinzai temples
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one of the most influential Chan masters in East Asia ⓘ |
| movement | Linji school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
emphasis on sudden enlightenment
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iconoclastic approach to Buddhist scriptures ⓘ use of shouting (katsu) in teaching ⓘ use of striking with a staff in teaching ⓘ “true person of no rank” teaching ⓘ |
| notableWork | Recorded Sayings of Linji (Linji lu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
emptiness (śūnyatā)
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non-duality ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Hebei region (traditional attribution)
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North China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Chan monastic community ⓘ |
| roleInReligion | patriarch of the Linji lineage ⓘ |
| schoolOfThought | Rinzai Zen (Japanese transmission of Linji) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
direct pointing to mind
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paradoxical dialogues (gong’an / koan style) ⓘ |
| tradition |
Chan Buddhism
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Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Linji school
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Rinzai school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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