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- Instance of
- school of Buddhism
- Subclass of
- Japanese Zen
- Country
- Japan
- Founded by
- Eisai
- Based on
- Linji school
- Image
- Myoan-Eisai-Kennin-ji-Portrait.png
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- Category:Rinzai school
- Commons category
- Rinzai school
- OpenStreetMap tag
- denomination=rinzai
- native label
- 臨済宗
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Encyclopedic overview
The Rinzai school (Japanese: 臨済宗, romanized: Rinzai-shū, simplified Chinese: 临济宗; traditional Chinese: 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 entirely from the Ōtōkan lineage transmitted through Hakuin Ekaku (1686–1769), who is a major figure in the revival of the Rinzai tradition.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rinzai school” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.