Southern School of Chan
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The Southern School of Chan is a major lineage of Chinese Zen Buddhism, traditionally associated with the Sixth Patriarch Huineng and known for its emphasis on sudden enlightenment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhist lineage
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Zen tradition ⓘ school of Chinese Buddhism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Huineng
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sixth Patriarch of Chan ⓘ |
| classification | Southern Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreText | Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| doctrineContrastWith | Northern School of Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasis |
direct realization of Buddha‑nature
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non‑conceptual insight ⓘ sudden enlightenment ⓘ |
| geographicalOrigin | Guangdong region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalDebate | sudden versus gradual enlightenment controversy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese Chan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Japanese Zen ⓘ Korean Seon NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese Thiền NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Buddha‑nature
NERFINISHED
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emptiness (śūnyatā) NERFINISHED ⓘ non‑abiding ⓘ no‑thought (wunian) ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| legacy | foundation for later Chan and Zen koan traditions ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Heze Shenhui
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huineng NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenhui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTradition |
Chan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Madhyamaka
NERFINISHED
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Prajñāpāramitā literature NERFINISHED ⓘ Tathāgatagarbha doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogācāra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| rivalSchool | Northern School of Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | orthodox Chan lineage ⓘ |
| soteriologicalGoal | awakening to one’s inherent Buddha‑nature ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
informal instruction outside scriptures
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meditation ⓘ use of paradoxical sayings ⓘ |
| teachingStyle | anti‑textual rhetoric with selective use of texts ⓘ |
| viewOnMind | originally pure mind ⓘ |
| viewOnPractice |
enlightenment is sudden
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practice expresses enlightenment rather than produces it ⓘ |
| viewOnPracticeSequence | enlightenment precedes cultivation ⓘ |
| viewOnScriptures | scriptures are secondary to direct experience ⓘ |
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