Fayan school of Chan
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The Fayan school of Chan was a major Chinese Zen Buddhist lineage of the late Tang and Five Dynasties period, known for its emphasis on everyday experience and the use of subtle, context-sensitive teaching methods.
All labels observed (1)
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| Fayan school of Chan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fayan school of Chan Context triple: [Fayan Wenyi, movement, Fayan school of Chan]
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A.
Hongzhou school of Chan
The Hongzhou school of Chan was an influential branch of Chinese Zen Buddhism known for its iconoclastic teaching methods and emphasis on direct, non-conceptual realization of enlightenment.
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B.
Northern School of Chan
The Northern School of Chan was an early Chinese Zen Buddhist tradition associated with gradual enlightenment teachings and the influential 7th-century monk Shenxiu.
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C.
Southern School of Chan
The Southern School of Chan is a major lineage of Chinese Zen Buddhism, traditionally associated with the Sixth Patriarch Huineng and known for its emphasis on sudden enlightenment.
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D.
Caodong school
The Caodong school is a major Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on silent illumination meditation and later influence on the Japanese Sōtō Zen school.
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E.
Yunmen school
The Yunmen school is a major Chan (Zen) Buddhist lineage known for its concise, paradoxical teachings and influential role in the development of Chinese and East Asian Zen.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fayan school of Chan Target entity description: The Fayan school of Chan was a major Chinese Zen Buddhist lineage of the late Tang and Five Dynasties period, known for its emphasis on everyday experience and the use of subtle, context-sensitive teaching methods.
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A.
Hongzhou school of Chan
The Hongzhou school of Chan was an influential branch of Chinese Zen Buddhism known for its iconoclastic teaching methods and emphasis on direct, non-conceptual realization of enlightenment.
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B.
Northern School of Chan
The Northern School of Chan was an early Chinese Zen Buddhist tradition associated with gradual enlightenment teachings and the influential 7th-century monk Shenxiu.
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C.
Southern School of Chan
The Southern School of Chan is a major lineage of Chinese Zen Buddhism, traditionally associated with the Sixth Patriarch Huineng and known for its emphasis on sudden enlightenment.
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D.
Caodong school
The Caodong school is a major Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on silent illumination meditation and later influence on the Japanese Sōtō Zen school.
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E.
Yunmen school
The Yunmen school is a major Chan (Zen) Buddhist lineage known for its concise, paradoxical teachings and influential role in the development of Chinese and East Asian Zen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhist school
ⓘ
Zen lineage ⓘ |
| absorbedInto |
Linji school of Chan
ⓘ
linked to:
Linji lineage
|
| alternativeName |
Fayan lineage
ⓘ
Fayan zong ⓘ
linked to:
Kueiyang zong
|
| associatedWith |
Fayan Wenyi
ⓘ
Qingliang temple tradition ⓘ Tiantai Deshao ⓘ Wenxiu ⓘ |
| category |
Chinese Buddhist schools
ⓘ
Zen lineages ⓘ |
| contemporaryWith |
Caodong school of Chan
ⓘ
linked to:
Caodong school
Guiyang school of Chan ⓘ Linji school of Chan ⓘ
linked to:
Linji lineage
Yunmen school of Chan ⓘ
linked to:
Yunmen school
|
| coreIdea |
integration of practice and ordinary activities
ⓘ
teaching adapted to student and situation ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| declinePeriod |
Northern Song dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Song dynasty
|
| doctrine |
immediacy of awakening in daily life
ⓘ
non-duality of sacred and ordinary ⓘ |
| emphasis | everyday experience ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
ⓘ
late Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| focus | direct pointing through everyday situations ⓘ |
| founder | Fayan Wenyi ⓘ |
| heritage | part of classical Chan genealogy ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | extinct as an independent lineage ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese Zen
ⓘ
linked to:
Zen Buddhism in Japan
Korean Seon ⓘ
linked to:
Korean Buddhism
Song dynasty Chan ⓘ
linked to:
Song-dynasty Chan
|
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fayan Wenyi ⓘ |
| oneOf | Five Houses and Seven Schools of Chan ⓘ |
| partOf | Five Houses of Chan ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Huayan Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Huayan / Kegon
Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| region |
Jiangnan
ⓘ
Southern China ⓘ
linked to:
southern China
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| scripturalAttitude | flexible use of Buddhist scriptures ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
context-sensitive responses
ⓘ
dialogue-based encounters ⓘ subtle instruction ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 10th century ⓘ |
| tradition | Chan Buddhism ⓘ |
| uses | gong’an-style dialogues ⓘ |
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