Guiyang school

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Guiyang school is one of the classical Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist lineages, known for its distinctive teaching style and historical role in the development of Chan thought and practice.

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Label Occurrences
Guiyang school canonical 15

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chan Buddhist school ⓘ
Zen lineage ⓘ
associatedWith Guishan monastery tradition ⓘ
Yangshan monastery tradition ⓘ
coreConcept non-duality ⓘ
sudden enlightenment ⓘ
countryOfOrigin China ⓘ
doctrine Chan emphasis on mind-to-mind transmission ⓘ
rejection of reliance on scriptures alone ⓘ
emphasis direct realization of Buddha-nature ⓘ
meditative practice ⓘ
focus embodied practice in daily life ⓘ
realization of original mind ⓘ
foundedBy Guishan Lingyou ⓘ
Yangshan Huiji ⓘ
genre Buddhist monastic tradition ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Guiyang zong ⓘ
Kuei-yang school ⓘ
linked to: Hongzhou school

Kueiyang zong ⓘ
hasDiscipline koan-like dialogical exchanges ⓘ
meditation ⓘ
monastic training ⓘ
historicalPeriod Tang dynasty ⓘ
historicalRole development of classical Chan thought ⓘ
formation of early Chan lineages ⓘ
inception 9th century ⓘ
influenced Song dynasty Chan ⓘ
linked to: Song-dynasty Chan

later Chan doctrinal development ⓘ
influencedBy Mahayana sutras ⓘ
early Chinese Chan masters ⓘ
isOneOf Five Houses of Chan ⓘ
languageOfInstruction Classical Chinese ⓘ
memberOf Five Houses and Seven Schools of Chan ⓘ
namedAfter Guishan Lingyou ⓘ
Yangshan Huiji ⓘ
partOf Chinese Chan Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Chan Buddhism

Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
placeOfOrigin Tang dynasty China ⓘ
linked to: Tang dynasty
region southern China ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
status historical lineage ⓘ
teachingStyle emphasis on master–disciple interaction ⓘ
subtle and indirect instruction ⓘ
use of metaphor and imagery ⓘ
traditionWithin Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Mahayana

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chan Buddhism → branch → Guiyang school ⓘ
Hongzhou school → influenced → Guiyang school ⓘ
Tang dynasty Chan → developedInto → Guiyang school ⓘ
Five Houses of Chan → hasPart → Guiyang school ⓘ
Guishan Lingyou → school → Guiyang school ⓘ
Nanquan Puyuan → influenced → Guiyang school ⓘ
Guiyang zong → alsoKnownAs → Guiyang school ⓘ
Five Houses of Chan → hasPart → Guiyang school ⓘ
Guishan monastery tradition → influenced → Guiyang school ⓘ
Song-dynasty Chan → majorLineage → Guiyang school ⓘ
Yangshan Huiji → schoolOfBuddhism → Guiyang school ⓘ
Yangshan Huiji → founderOf → Guiyang school ⓘ
Yangshan Huiji → eponymOf → Guiyang school ⓘ
Yangshan Huiji → associatedWith → Guiyang school ⓘ
Chan school → hasLineage → Guiyang school ⓘ