| The Five Houses |
| Caodong / Sōtō Linji / Rinzai Fayan / Hōgen Guiyang / Igyō Yunmen / Unmon |
| Doctrine and practice |
| Buddha-nature Dharma transmission Enlightenment Group meditation Kōan practice Samādhi Sitting meditation |
| Principal texts |
| Diamond Sūtra Heart Sūtra Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra Platform Sūtra Śūraṅgama Sūtra (Kōan collections) |
| Mahāyāna Buddhism Outline of Buddhism (Category) |
The Guiyang school or the Guiyang house (潙仰宗 Guíyáng) was one of the major sects of Zen (禪 or 'Chán') Buddhism.
The Guiyang school was the first established house of the Five Houses of Zen.[1] Guiyang is named after master Guishan Lingyou (771–854) and his disciple, Yangshan Huiji (813–890).
Guishan was a disciple of Baizhang Huaihai, the Chinese Zen master whose disciples included Huangbo Xiyun (who in turn taught Línjì Yìxuán, founder of the Linji School).[2] After founding the Guiyang School, Yangshan moved his school to what is now modern Jiangxi.
The Guiyang school was distinct from the other schools in many ways, notably in its use of esoteric metaphors and imagery in the school's kōans and other teachings.[1]
Over the course of Song Dynasty (960–1279), the Guiyang House, along with the Fayan and Yunmen houses were gradually absorbed into the Linji House.