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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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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Hodo (lecture hall) → religiousTradition → Zen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhism
Mukan Fumon (Zen master associated with its early history) → tradition → Zen ⓘ
subject surface form: Mukan Fumon
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhism
Bodhi Day → observedBy → Zen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhists
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) → influenced → Zen ⓘ
subject surface form: Avataṃsaka Sutra
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhism
Shokoku-ji school of Rinzai Zen → tradition → Zen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhism
Higashiyama culture → influencedBy → Zen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhism
Emperor Kameyama → religiousSchool → Zen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhism
Daitoku-ji temple gardens → religiousTradition → Zen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhism
Nichiren → criticized → Zen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhism
Ginkaku-ji sand garden → religiousTradition → Zen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhism
Lankāvatāra Sutra → influenced → Zen ⓘ
subject surface form: Lankāvatāra Sūtra
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhism
Bodhisattva vows → variantTradition → Zen ⓘ
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Toshihiko Izutsu → influencedBy → Zen ⓘ
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Ray Smith → explores → Zen ⓘ
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Japhy Ryder → hasInterest → Zen ⓘ
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Japhy Ryder → philosophicalInfluence → Zen ⓘ
Six Gallery poets → influencedBy → Zen ⓘ
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Riprap → influencedBy → Zen ⓘ
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Mountains and Rivers Without End → influencedBy → Zen ⓘ
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The Back Country → theme → Zen ⓘ
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The Back Country → influencedBy → Zen ⓘ
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Earth House Hold → influencedBy → Zen ⓘ
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The Practice of the Wild → influencedBy → Zen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhism
Axe Handles → influencedBy → Zen ⓘ
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Beat literature → associatedWithPhilosophy → Zen ⓘ
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Fayan Wenyi → tradition → Zen ⓘ
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Thomas Hoover → notableWork → Zen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zen Culture
Philip Whalen → movement → Zen ⓘ
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Philip Whalen → religion → Zen ⓘ
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Lion Grove Garden → associatedWith → Zen ⓘ
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Kaizen → hasComponent → Zen ⓘ
Lingyin Temple → denomination → Zen ⓘ
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Michael O’Keefe → religion → Zen ⓘ
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Zen koans → usedIn → Zen ⓘ
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Eisai → religiousSchool → Zen ⓘ
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Dōgen → schoolOfBuddhism → Zen ⓘ
Shorinzan Daruma-ji Temple → sect → Zen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhism
Nishida Kitaro → influencedBy → Zen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhism
Nishida Kitaro → religion → Zen ⓘ
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Sōtō Zen → parentTradition → Zen ⓘ
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Narrow Road to the Deep North → associatedWith → Zen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zen Buddhism