Mumonkan
E941548
Mumonkan is a classic 13th-century Zen Buddhist koan collection compiled by the Chinese master Wumen Huikai, widely studied as a foundational text in Zen practice.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scripture
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Chan Buddhist text ⓘ Zen koan collection ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| aimsAt | direct realization of reality ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
Mumon Ekai
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Wumen Huikai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| contains |
Zen koans
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commentaries by Wumen Huikai ⓘ verses by Wumen Huikai ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| emphasizes | experiential understanding over intellectual analysis ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Zen practice
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enlightenment ⓘ meditative inquiry ⓘ non-duality ⓘ |
| genre |
religious commentary
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spiritual instruction text ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Wumen’s commentary
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Wumen’s verse NERFINISHED ⓘ case text ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Japanese Zen Buddhism
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Korean Seon Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Zen practice ⓘ |
| hasNotableKoan |
Hyakujo’s Fox
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Joshu’s Mu NERFINISHED ⓘ Nansen Kills the Cat NERFINISHED ⓘ Original Face NERFINISHED ⓘ Seijo’s Two Souls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfKoans | 48 ⓘ |
| hasStructure | case ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Mumonkan
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The Gateless Barrier NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gateless Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Wumenguan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
classic of Zen literature
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foundational Zen text ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Blue Cliff Record
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Book of Equanimity NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoyoroku 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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Zen monastic training ⓘ koan study ⓘ |
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