Zen

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Mahayana Buddhist tradition religious tradition school of Buddhism

Zen is a major school of Mahayana Buddhism emphasizing meditation, direct insight into one’s true nature, and the experiential realization of enlightenment.

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Surface form Occurrences
Zen Buddhism 81
East Asian Zen 1
Zen Buddhists 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mahayana Buddhist tradition ⓘ
religious tradition ⓘ
school of Buddhism ⓘ
associatedWith Zen arts ⓘ
Zen calligraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zen gardens ⓘ
tea ceremony ⓘ
ChineseName Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ
coreConcept Buddha-nature NERFINISHED ⓘ
emptiness ⓘ
kensho ⓘ
non-duality ⓘ
satori ⓘ
corePractice sitting meditation ⓘ
zazen ⓘ
developedFrom Dhyana (meditation) traditions ⓘ
Indian Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
emphasis direct insight ⓘ
experiential realization of enlightenment ⓘ
meditation ⓘ
goal enlightenment ⓘ
realization of one’s true nature ⓘ
historicalOriginCentury 6th century ⓘ
influencedBy Chinese culture ⓘ
Taoism NERFINISHED ⓘ
JapaneseNameOf Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
KoreanName Seon ⓘ
majorJapaneseSchool Obaku NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rinzai NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soto NERFINISHED ⓘ
originatedAs Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
originatedIn China NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentTradition Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
practiceStyle lay practice ⓘ
monastic practice ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
scripturalAttitude emphasis on direct experience over textual study ⓘ
spreadTo Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Western countries ⓘ
teachingMethod direct transmission outside scriptures ⓘ
face-to-face instruction ⓘ
koan practice ⓘ
uses meditation retreats ⓘ
mindfulness in daily activities ⓘ
VietnameseName Thiền NERFINISHED ⓘ
viewOnEnlightenment sudden enlightenment is possible ⓘ

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no-mind (wuxin) → tradition → Zen ⓘ
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Bodhidharma → associatedWith → Zen ⓘ
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Bodhidharma → influenced → Zen ⓘ
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Huike → mainTradition → Zen ⓘ
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Sengcan → tradition → Zen ⓘ
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Sengcan → veneratedIn → Zen ⓘ
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Daoxin → religiousSchool → Zen ⓘ
Daoxin → influenced → Zen ⓘ
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Hongren → school → Zen ⓘ
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Huineng → tradition → Zen ⓘ
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Shitou Xiqian → tradition → Zen ⓘ
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Linji Yixuan → religiousTradition → Zen ⓘ
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Linji Yixuan → philosophicalSchool → Zen ⓘ
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Caoshan Benji → religiousSchool → Zen ⓘ
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Dongshan Liangjie → tradition → Zen ⓘ
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Yunmen Wenyan → tradition → Zen ⓘ
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Baizhang Huaihai → tradition → Zen ⓘ
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Huangbo Xiyun → tradition → Zen ⓘ
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East Asian Buddhism → hasMajorSchool → Zen ⓘ
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Guiyang school → partOf → Zen ⓘ
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Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch → tradition → Zen ⓘ
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Records of the Transmission of the Lamp → religiousTradition → Zen ⓘ
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Blue Cliff Record → tradition → Zen ⓘ
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Gateless Gate → tradition → Zen ⓘ
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Book of Serenity → hasReligiousTradition → Zen ⓘ
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Sayings records (yulu) of Chan masters → religiousTradition → Zen ⓘ
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ikebana → relatedTo → Zen ⓘ
subject surface form: Ikebana
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Sesshū Tōyō → religion → Zen ⓘ
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Zeami Motokiyo → influencedBy → Zen ⓘ
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Shenxiu → tradition → Zen ⓘ
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Caodong school → influencedTradition → Zen ⓘ
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Three Refuges → usedIn → Zen ⓘ
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Linji lineage → religiousTradition → Zen ⓘ
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Mahākāśyapa → associatedWith → Zen ⓘ
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Rinzai → religiousTradition → Zen ⓘ
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Myōshin-ji school → religiousTradition → Zen ⓘ
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hojo (abbot’s quarters) → associatedWith → Zen ⓘ
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Kyoyochi pond → religiousAffiliation → Zen ⓘ
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Great Vehicle → includesSchool → Zen ⓘ
Zhaozhou Congshen → schoolOfBuddhism → Zen ⓘ
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Dahui Zonggao → schoolOfBuddhism → Zen ⓘ
Huayan / Kegon → influenced → Zen ⓘ
subject surface form: Huayan
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karesansui → associatedWith → Zen ⓘ
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wabi-sabi → relatedConcept → Zen ⓘ
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Tenryu-ji Temple → religiousAffiliation → Zen ⓘ
subject surface form: Tenryu-ji
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Temple of the Silver Pavilion → BuddhistSchool → Zen ⓘ
Silver Pavilion → associatedWith → Zen ⓘ
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Diamond Sutra → influenced → Zen ⓘ
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Hatto (Dharma Hall) → religiousTradition → Zen ⓘ
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Sanmon gate → tradition → Zen ⓘ
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