Rinzai school
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The Rinzai school, named after Linji Yixuan is one of three sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism, along with Sōtō and Ōbaku. The Chinese Linji school of Chan Buddhism was first transmitted to Japan by My
Kamakura-period statue of Thousand-armed Kannon at Sanjūsangen-dō in Kyoto, Japan.
Japanese painting of Linji Yixuan (Japanese: Rinzai Gigen)
Hakuin Ekaku self portrait
Tōrei Enji
Sōtō
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Sōtō Zen or the Sōtō school is the largest of the three traditional sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism. It is the Japanese line of the Chinese Caodong school, which was founded during the Tang dynasty
Rinzai school
…臨濟宗; pinyin: Línjì zōng), named after Linji Yixuan (Romaji: Rinzai Gigen, died 866 CE) is one of three sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism, along with Sōtō and Ōbaku. The Chinese Linji school of Chan Buddhism was first transmitted to Japan by Myōan Eisai (1141–1215). Contemporary Japanese Rinzai is derived…
Shitou Xiqian
Dōgen Zenji, credited as a founder of the Sōtō sect in Japan
Koun Ejō