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Linji Yixuan(traditional Chinese: 臨濟義玄; simplified Chinese: 临济义玄; pinyin: Línjì Yìxuán; Wade–Giles: Lin-chi I-hsüan; Japanese: 臨済義玄Rinzai Gigen; died 866 CE) was a Tang dynasty(618-907) Chinese monk and teacher of the Hongzhou schoolof Chinese Chan(Zen). Linji was the leading figure of Chan Buddhism in the Tang ...
Linji Yixuan ( traditional Chinese : 臨濟義玄; simplified Chinese : 临济义玄; pinyin : Línjì Yìxuán; Wade–Giles : Lin-chi I-hsüan; Japanese: 臨済義玄Rinzai Gigen; died 866 CE) was the founder of the Linji school of Chan Buddhism during Tang dynasty China .
The discourses, conversations, and episodes in the life of Lin-chi I 臨濟義玄 (Japanese, Rinzai Gigen) (?-866?), heir of Huang-po Hsi-n (see above, VIII), and founder of the Lin-chi school of Chinese Zen, recorded by his disciple Hui-jan 慧然 (Japanese, Enen). One of the most famous texts in Chinese Zen. 1.
Lin-chi is really saying that the essential Buddha is none other than the One who controls the physical body. This "true man without rank" has no form and is definitely not a fixed thing. The "true man" is intrinsically free from the basic qualities of material and mental phenomena.
The work translated here, the Lin-chi ch’an-shth yd-lu, or Recorded Sayings of Ch’an Master Lin-cht, often referred to simply as the Lin-chi lu, contains extensive descriptions of the life and teachings of Lin-chi I-hstian (d. 866), one of the greatest and most influential of the T’ang period Ch’an mas- ters.
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May 6, 2024 · 866, also romanized as Lin-chi) was a Tang dynasty Mahayana Buddhist who founded the Linji (Rinzai) school of Chan (Zen) Buddhism. His teachings are preserved in the Línjì yǔlù (record of Linji). In this excerpt, famed translator Burton Watson (1925 – 2017) provides a basic explanation of the Mahayana Buddhist notion of karma and a ...
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Lin-chi taught that realization is attained by clear perception and union with the "true man," the unchanging One, the Light pervading all ten directions. Pure Mind is the "true man," the Buddha.
