Spatio-Temporal Process of the Linji School of Chan Buddhism in the 10th and 11th Centuries

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ID3324855
AuthorsZhouzi Ge (Shaanxi Normal University), Yongqin Guo (0000-0001-9752-3753, Guangzhou University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume14
Issue10
Pages1334
Publication date2023-10-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel14101334
OpenAlexW4387880724
LanguageEN
References cited5

From the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), the Linji School became the main branch of the Southern Chan Buddhism. Understanding the historical significance of the Linji School is crucial for comprehending the origins and development of Chan Buddhism in China and East Asia. This article adheres to the academic approach of studying Chan in its historical context, using GIS (Geographic Information System) tools to include in the research all seven generations of Linji monks, from the fourth to the tenth Linji generation, and reconstructing the spatial and temporal process of Linji's transmission in the 10th and 11th centuries. The study found that the Linji monastic group maintained a tenuous relationship with secular power in their ideology during the Northern Song Dynasty, with their preaching distribution center far from the power center (the capital), located to the south of the Yangtze River. This situation allowed the Linji monastic group to avoid extinction during the transition between the Song and Jin Dynasties, and the monastic group later became a unique and thriving force

Ancient history · Archaeology · Buddhism · China · Geography · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Thriving · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Japanese History and Culture · Law

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