Nianfo
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Nianfo is a Buddhist practice central to East Asian Buddhism. The Chinese term nianfo is a translation of Sanskrit buddhānusmṛti, a classic Buddhist mindfulness practice.
Chinese Nianfo carving
The Nembutsu in Chinese characters and the five-syllable mantra (aḥ vi ra hūṃ khaṃ) of Vairocana in Siddhaṃ script.
Portrait of the Chinese Pure land patriarch Shandao reciting "the nianfo" (Amitabha's name)
The six Chinese characters of the nianfo, resting on a lotus, flanked by Sakyamuni and Amitabha
Chan Buddhism
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Chan, from Sanskrit dhyāna, is a Mahāyāna Chinese Buddhist tradition. It developed in China from the 6th century CE onwards, becoming especially popular during the Tang and Song dynasties. By the Ming
Liao dynasty statue of the Eleven Headed Guanyin in Dule Temple in Tianjin, China.
The Chinese character for Buddha, fó on a temple
Bodhidharma with Dazu Huike. Painting by Sesshū Tōyō, 15th century.
Linji