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.

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

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Caodong school alternativeName Ts'ao-tung school