Five Houses of Chan

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Chan school historical Buddhist movement school of Chan Buddhism

The Five Houses of Chan were influential schools of Chinese Zen Buddhism that emerged during the Tang and Song dynasties, each with its own distinctive teaching style and lineage.

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Observed surface forms (5)

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Caodong school 0
Linji school 0
Guiyang school 0

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instanceOf Chan school ⓘ
Chan school ⓘ
Chan school ⓘ
Chan school ⓘ
Chan school ⓘ
historical Buddhist movement ⓘ
school of Chan Buddhism ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Five Families of Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Five Houses and Seven Schools ⓘ
associatedWith koan-style encounters ⓘ
monastic institutions ⓘ
basedOn direct realization of Buddha-nature ⓘ
meditation practice ⓘ
characteristic distinctive lineages ⓘ
distinctive teaching styles ⓘ
coFounder Caoshan Benji NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yangshan Huiji NERFINISHED ⓘ
country China ⓘ
developedDuring Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
doctrine emphasis on lineage authenticity ⓘ
emphasis on mind-to-mind transmission ⓘ
emergedIn Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
founder Dongshan Liangjie NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fayan Wenyi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guishan Lingyou NERFINISHED ⓘ
Linji Yixuan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yunmen Wenyan NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart Caodong school NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fayan school NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guiyang school NERFINISHED ⓘ
Linji school NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yunmen school NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalContext Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period NERFINISHED ⓘ
late Tang political fragmentation ⓘ
influenced Rinzai Zen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sōtō Zen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zen Buddhism in China ⓘ
Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
Zen Buddhism in Korea ⓘ
language Classical Chinese ⓘ
legacy foundation for later Chan and Zen lineages ⓘ
region Jiangnan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northern China NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
teachingStyle shouts and blows ⓘ
timePeriod 10th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
tradition Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Guiyang school → isOneOf → Five Houses of Chan ⓘ
Yunmen Wenyan → movement → Five Houses of Chan ⓘ