Zen
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Zen is a Mahayana Buddhist tradition that developed in China during the Tang dynasty by blending Indian Mahayana Buddhism, particularly Yogacara and Madhyamaka philosophies, with Chinese Taoist though
Eiheiji gate
Kodo Sawaki practicing zazen, his hands make the "cosmic mudra" (Jp: hokkai jōin 法界定印), which is common in Japanese Soto Zen
Venerable Hsuan Hua meditating in the lotus position, Hong Kong, 1953
Calligraphy of "Mu" (Hanyu Pinyin: wú) by Torei Enji. It figures in the famous Zhaozhou's dog kōan
Tiantai
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Tiantai or T'ien-t'ai is an East Asian Buddhist school of Mahāyāna Buddhism that developed in 6th-century China. Drawing from earlier Mahāyāna sources such as Madhyamaka, founded by Nāgārjuna, who is
Mount Tiantai by Wu Bin, 1605, Honolulu Museum of Art
Liao dynasty statue of the Eleven Headed Guanyin in Dule Temple in Tianjin, China.
A model depicting Guoqing Temple, the home temple of Chinese Tiantai
Painting of Śramaṇa Zhiyi