Guiyang school

The Guiyang school (Chinese: 潙仰宗; pinyin: Guīyǎng Zōng), or Weiyang school,[1] is one of the sects of Zen (禪 or 'Chán') Buddhism.

History

The Guiyang school was the first established house of the Five Houses of Chán.[2] 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).[3] After founding the Guiyang School, Yangshan moved his school to what is now modern Jiangxi.

The Guiyang school is 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.[2]Hsuan Hua was the most known modern representative of the Guiyang school.

lineage

Six Patriarchs
Huineng (638-713)
(Hui-neng, Jpn. Enō)
Nanyue Huairang (677-744)
(Nan-yüeh Huai-jang, Jpn. Nangaku Ejō))
Mazu Daoyi (709-788)
(Ma-tsu Tao-i, Jpn. Baso Dōitsu)
Baizhang Huaihai (720-814)
(Pai-chang Huai-hai, Jpn. Hyakujō Ekai)
Guishan Lingyou (771-853)
(Kuei-shan Ling-yu, Jpn. Isan Reiyū)
Yangshan Huiji (807-883)
(Yang-shan Hui-chi, Jpn. Kyōzan Ejaku)
Guiyang school

Absorption into the Linji school

Over the course of Song Dynasty (960–1279), the Guiyang school, along with the Fayan and Yunmen schools were absorbed into the Linji school. Chán master Hsu Yun, however, attempted to revive absorbed lineages. The attempt was successful regarding the Guiyang school.

References

  1. ↑ See, e.g., Hsing Yun (2009). Infinite Compassion, Endless Wisdom: The Practice of the Bodhisattva Path. Buddha's Light Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-932293-36-4. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ferguson, Andrew E. (2000). Zen's Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings. Somerville MA: Wisdom Publications. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-86171-163-7.
  3. ↑ Ven. Jian Hu. "Buddhism in the Modern World" Stanford University, May 25, 2006, p. 1

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