Guiyang zong

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Guiyang zong is a branch of Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhism known as the Guiyang school, one of the traditional Five Houses of Chan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist sect
Chan Buddhist school
Guiyang school of Chan
alsoKnownAs Guiyang lineage NERFINISHED
Guiyang school NERFINISHED
associatedWith Caodong zong NERFINISHED
Fayan zong
Guishan Lingyou NERFINISHED
Linji zong NERFINISHED
Yangshan Huiji NERFINISHED
Yunmen zong
ChineseName 溈仰宗 NERFINISHED
classification one of the Five Houses of Chan
coreConcept mind-only teaching
non-duality
sudden enlightenment
country China
developedIn China NERFINISHED
doctrineFocus direct realization of Buddha-nature
meditation practice
use of metaphor and imagery in teaching
foundedBy Guishan Lingyou NERFINISHED
Yangshan Huiji NERFINISHED
foundingPeriod late Tang dynasty NERFINISHED
goal awakening to one’s original nature
historicalDevelopment declined as a distinct lineage after Song dynasty
historicalEra Tang dynasty NERFINISHED
influenced Song-dynasty Chan thought
later Chan lineages
influencedBy Hongzhou school NERFINISHED
Mazu Daoyi lineage NERFINISHED
language Classical Chinese
namedAfter Mount Gui NERFINISHED
Yangshan Huiji NERFINISHED
partOf Five Houses of Chan NERFINISHED
philosophicalOrientation experiential over scholastic
practiceType monastic practice
seated meditation
region southern China NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
scripturalContext Chinese Buddhist canon NERFINISHED
Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED
status historical school
teachingMethod dialogue between master and disciple
use of allegorical stories
tradition Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED

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Guiyang school hasAlternativeName Guiyang zong