Zen

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Mahayana Buddhist tradition religious tradition school of Buddhism

Zen is a major school of Mahayana Buddhism emphasizing meditation, direct insight into one’s true nature, and the experiential realization of enlightenment.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Zen Buddhism 197
Zen canonical 17
East Asian Zen 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mahayana Buddhist tradition ⓘ
religious tradition ⓘ
school of Buddhism ⓘ
associatedWith Zen arts ⓘ
Zen calligraphy ⓘ
Zen gardens ⓘ
tea ceremony ⓘ
ChineseName Chan ⓘ
coreConcept Buddha-nature ⓘ
linked to: Tathagatagarbha

emptiness ⓘ
kensho ⓘ
non-duality ⓘ
satori ⓘ
corePractice sitting meditation ⓘ
zazen ⓘ
developedFrom Dhyana (meditation) traditions ⓘ
Indian Buddhism ⓘ
emphasis direct insight ⓘ
experiential realization of enlightenment ⓘ
meditation ⓘ
goal enlightenment ⓘ
realization of one’s true nature ⓘ
historicalOriginCentury 6th century ⓘ
influencedBy Chinese culture ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ
JapaneseNameOf Chan Buddhism ⓘ
KoreanName Seon ⓘ
majorJapaneseSchool Obaku ⓘ
linked to: Ōbaku

Rinzai ⓘ
Soto ⓘ
originatedAs Chan Buddhism ⓘ
originatedIn China ⓘ
parentTradition Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Mahayana
practiceStyle lay practice ⓘ
monastic practice ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
scripturalAttitude emphasis on direct experience over textual study ⓘ
spreadTo Japan ⓘ
Korea ⓘ
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam

Western countries ⓘ
teachingMethod direct transmission outside scriptures ⓘ
face-to-face instruction ⓘ
koan practice ⓘ
uses meditation retreats ⓘ
mindfulness in daily activities ⓘ
VietnameseName Thiền ⓘ
linked to: Thiền Buddhism
viewOnEnlightenment sudden enlightenment is possible ⓘ

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Referenced by (220)

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

no-mind (wuxin) → tradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Bodhidharma → associatedWith → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Bodhidharma → influenced → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Huike → mainTradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Sengcan → tradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Sengcan → veneratedIn → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Daoxin → religiousSchool → Zen ⓘ
Daoxin → influenced → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Hongren → school → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Huineng → tradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Shitou Xiqian → tradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Linji Yixuan → religiousTradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Linji Yixuan → philosophicalSchool → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Caoshan Benji → religiousSchool → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Dongshan Liangjie → tradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Yunmen Wenyan → tradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Baizhang Huaihai → tradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Huangbo Xiyun → tradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
East Asian Buddhism → hasMajorSchool → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Guiyang school → partOf → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch → tradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Records of the Transmission of the Lamp → religiousTradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Blue Cliff Record → tradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Gateless Gate → tradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Book of Serenity → hasReligiousTradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Sayings records (yulu) of Chan masters → religiousTradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Ikebana → relatedTo → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
subject linked to: ikebana
linked to: Zen
Sesshū Tōyō → religion → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Zeami Motokiyo → influencedBy → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Shenxiu → tradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Caodong school → influencedTradition → East Asian Zen ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Three Refuges → usedIn → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Linji lineage → religiousTradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Mahākāśyapa → associatedWith → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Rinzai → religiousTradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Myōshin-ji school → religiousTradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Hojo (abbot’s quarters) → associatedWith → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
subject linked to: hojo (abbot’s quarters)
linked to: Zen
Kyoyochi pond → religiousAffiliation → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Great Vehicle → includesSchool → Zen ⓘ
Zhaozhou Congshen → schoolOfBuddhism → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Dahui Zonggao → schoolOfBuddhism → Zen ⓘ
Huayan → influenced → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
subject linked to: Huayan / Kegon
linked to: Zen
karesansui → associatedWith → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
wabi-sabi → relatedConcept → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Tenryu-ji → religiousAffiliation → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
subject linked to: Tenryu-ji Temple
linked to: Zen
Temple of the Silver Pavilion → BuddhistSchool → Zen ⓘ
Silver Pavilion → associatedWith → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Diamond Sutra → influenced → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Hatto (Dharma Hall) → religiousTradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
Sanmon gate → tradition → Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen