Lin-chi I-hsüan
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Lin-chi I-hsüan was a seminal 9th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master and founder of the Linji school, renowned for his abrupt, iconoclastic teaching style using shouts and blows to provoke enlightenment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhist master
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Chinese Buddhist monk ⓘ Zen master ⓘ founder of religious school ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Lin-chi I-hsuan
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Linji Yixuan NERFINISHED ⓘ Master Linji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
iconoclasm in Chan teaching
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sudden enlightenment ⓘ |
| branchOfBuddhism |
Chan Buddhism
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Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 9th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| era | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| founderOf | Linji school of Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goalOfTeaching | to trigger direct awakening in students ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | recorded sayings in the Linji lu (Record of Linji) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major figure in the development of Chinese Chan
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source of a principal lineage of East Asian Zen ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian Zen practice
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Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| movement | Linji school of Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInPinyin | Línjì Yìxuán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 臨済義玄 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abrupt and iconoclastic teaching style
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influence on Rinzai Zen in Japan ⓘ use of shouts and blows to provoke enlightenment ⓘ |
| occupation |
Buddhist monk
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religious teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
direct realization of Buddha-nature
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rejection of attachment to words and scriptures ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Chan Buddhism
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Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | patriarch of the Linji lineage ⓘ |
| school | Linji school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
blows and physical gestures
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paradoxical and abrupt responses ⓘ shouts (katsu) to startle students ⓘ |
| teachingStyle |
confrontational
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experiential ⓘ non-conceptual ⓘ |
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