Yunmen school
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The Yunmen school is a major Chan (Zen) Buddhist lineage known for its concise, paradoxical teachings and influential role in the development of Chinese and East Asian Zen.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhist school
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Zen lineage ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Yunmen Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese Zen
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Japanese Zen ⓘ Korean Seon NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunmen Wenyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
cutting off discursive thought
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non-conceptual insight ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| doctrineFocus |
direct realization of Buddha-nature
ⓘ
sudden enlightenment ⓘ |
| flourishedIn | 10th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Yunmen Wenyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicInfluence |
China
NERFINISHED
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East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | distinct school in late Tang and Five Dynasties ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gongan (koan) practice
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Japanese Rinzai Zen NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean Seon lineages ⓘ Song dynasty Chan ⓘ koan literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abrupt teaching style
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concise teachings ⓘ one-word answers ⓘ paradoxical sayings ⓘ use of shout and gesture ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| laterIntegratedInto | Linji school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Mount Yunmen
NERFINISHED
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Yunmen Wenyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOf | Five Houses of Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Five Houses of Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Blue Cliff Record
NERFINISHED
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Record of Yunmen NERFINISHED ⓘ koan collections ⓘ |
| region | Southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
brief enigmatic statements
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dialogue between master and disciple ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
NERFINISHED
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late Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| tradition |
Chan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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