School
Linji school
Overview
The Linji school (Chinese: 臨濟宗; pinyin: Línjì zōng) is a school of Chan Buddhism named after Linji Yixuan (d. 866). It took prominence in Song China (960–1279), spread to Japan as the Rinzai school and influenced the nine mountain schools of Korean Seon.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).
Philosophers who discussed Linji school
Related ideas
- Dahui Zonggao
- Rinzai school
- Hongzhi Zhengjue
- Sudden awakening
- Hong Kong
- Linji Yixuan
- Koan
- Pure Land Buddhism
- Vietnam
- Shikantaza
- Mongol Empire
- Qing dynasty
- Taiwan
- Jinul
- Huayan
- Guifeng Zongmi
- Zen
- Thích Nhất Hạnh
- Kenshō
- Chan Buddhism
- Hongzhou school
- Hua Tou
- Korean Seon
- Thiền
Place in the tradition
Part of Zen.