Wumenguan
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Wumenguan is a classic 13th-century Chinese Zen (Chan) Buddhist koan collection compiled by the monk Wumen Huikai, widely studied in Zen practice.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhist text
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Chinese Buddhist scripture ⓘ Zen koan collection ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mumonkan
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The Gateless Barrier NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gateless Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rinzai school of Zen
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koan introspection ⓘ |
| author | Wumen Huikai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
gateless gate metaphor
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overcoming dualistic thinking ⓘ |
| compiler | Wumen Huikai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compilerMonk | Wumen Huikai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
commentaries by Wumen Huikai
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introductory verse by Wumen Huikai ⓘ verses appended to each case ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| dateOfCompilation | 13th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
direct realization of enlightenment
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non-conceptual understanding ⓘ |
| genre | koan collection ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
The Gateless Barrier
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The Gateless Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Case 14: Nansen Kills the Cat
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Case 19: Ordinary Mind Is the Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Case 1: Zhaozhou’s Dog ⓘ Case 23: Think Neither Good nor Evil NERFINISHED ⓘ Case 29: Not the Wind, Not the Flag NERFINISHED ⓘ Case 2: Baizhang’s Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ Case 33: Non-Discrimination ⓘ Case 41: Bodhidharma’s Mind-Pacifying NERFINISHED ⓘ Case 6: Buddha Holds Up a Flower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 13th-century Chinese Buddhism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese Zen Buddhism
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Korean Seon Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Zen practice ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfKoans | 48 ⓘ |
| period | Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Zen lay practitioners
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Zen monks ⓘ |
| tradition |
Chan Buddhism
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Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Rinzai Zen
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Sōtō Zen NERFINISHED ⓘ Zen training ⓘ koan practice ⓘ |
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