Rinzai臨済宗
- Origin
- Linji
- Founded
- 1191
- Founders
- Kanzan EgenShūhō Myōchō
- Head temples
- Myōshin-jiDaitoku-jiKennin-ji and eleven others: fourteen head temples
- Practice
- Zazen, koans, and samu, work done as zazen in motion.
The Japanese branch of Linji. Eisai first brought a Linji line from China, returning in 1191; the Rinzai head temples' joint history counts his as one of twenty-four Zen lines that took root in Japan, and every present Rinzai line as descending from Hakuin Ekaku.
In time
People counted in Rinzai, by lifespan. A dot: only the year of death is known.
Ancestors
Key texts
One hundred cases selected by Xuedou Chongxian with his verses, and commentary by Yuanwu Keqin.
Talks and exchanges of the founder of the Linji house, compiled by his student Huiran, in the edition with Ma Fang’s preface of 1120.
Forty-eight koan cases compiled by Wumen Huikai in 1228, each with his comment and a verse.
A hymn in praise of zazen, traditionally attributed to Hakuin and chanted in Rinzai temples.
Teachers today
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