Ts'ao-tung school
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The Ts'ao-tung school is a major Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist tradition known for emphasizing silent illumination meditation and later giving rise to the Japanese Sōtō Zen school.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ts'ao-tung school canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist tradition
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Chan Buddhist school ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Caodong Chan
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Caodong school NERFINISHED ⓘ Caodong zong NERFINISHED ⓘ Ts’ao-tung Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Caoshan Benji
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Dongshan Liangjie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOf | Mahāyāna Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Linji school
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Rinzai Zen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| corePractice |
shikantaza (in Japanese Sōtō adaptation)
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sitting meditation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
gradual cultivation perspective
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less emphasis on kōan shouting and striking ⓘ |
| doctrine |
emphasis on inherent Buddha-nature
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non-duality of practice and enlightenment ⓘ |
| emphasis |
mozhao chan
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silent illumination meditation ⓘ |
| flourishedIn | Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | realization of original enlightenment ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
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Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dōgen
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Sōtō Zen NERFINISHED ⓘ Sōtō school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Chinese ⓘ |
| laterTransmittedBy |
Dayang Jingxuan
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Furong Daokai NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiantong Rujing NERFINISHED ⓘ Touzi Yiqing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineageCoFounder | Caoshan Benji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineageFounder | Dongshan Liangjie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meditationStyle |
non-analytical contemplation
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objectless meditation ⓘ |
| method |
non-conceptual awareness
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quietistic meditation approach ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Caoshan Benji
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Dongshan Liangjie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTradition | Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Madhyamaka
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Yogācāra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| scriptureUsed |
Mahāyāna sutras
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Prajñāpāramitā sutras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmittedTo |
Dōgen
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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