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May 6, 2024 · 866, also romanized as Lin-chi) was a Tang dynasty Mahayana Buddhist who founded the Linji (Rinzai) school of Chan (Zen) Buddhism. His teachings are preserved in the Línjì yǔlù (record of Linji). In this excerpt, famed translator Burton Watson (1925 – 2017) provides a basic explanation of the Mahayana Buddhist notion of karma and a ...
Apr 24, 2024 · Rinzai Gigen, also known as Linji Yixuan in Chinese, was a towering figure in the development of Zen Buddhism during the Tang Dynasty in China (~600-900 CE). Although his exact birth date is disputed, his death is recorded as January 10th, 866 CE. Little is known about his early life, but at a relatively young age he entered the monastery of ...
4 days ago · Thích Nhất Hạnh was the forty-second heir of the Linji school of Zen Buddhism in Vietnam. At age 16, Nhất Hạnh entered the monastery at Từ Hiếu Temple, where his primary teacher was Zen Master Thanh Quý Chân Thật, who was from the 43rd generation of the Lâm Tế Zen school and the ninth generation of the Liễu Quán school.
May 7, 2024 · A ninth-century Buddhist monk Linji Yixuan once told his followers, “If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.”. Bit harsh mate, take it easy. No need for violence. Then again, everyone is non-violent until a mosquito lands on their special bits. But what did Mr. Yixuan mean?
3 days ago · Prime figures are Mazu Daoyi (709–788), Shitou Xiqian (710–790), Linji Yixuan (died 867), and Xuefeng Yicun (822–908). Prime factions are the Hongzhou school and the Hubei faction. [note 1] An important text is the Anthology of the Patriarchal Hall (952), which contains many "encounter-stories" and the canon genealogy of the Chan-school.
1 day ago · Chinese Linji school was founded during the Tang dynasty by Linji Yixuan (died 866 CE). It became the most influential school of Chan during the Song dynasty. It was known for its numerous collections of gongans (Jp: koans), literary stories of past enlightened masters.
May 6, 2024 · Yixuan, The Record of Linji: A New Translation of the Linjilu in the Light of Ten Japanese Zen Commentaries, trans. Jeffrey L. Broughton & Elise Yoko Watanabe (2012) Wendi L. Adamek, The Teachings of Master Wuzhu: Zen and Religion of No-Religion (2011)
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