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Zen Buddhism wisdom concepts: 6 entities, 5 internal relationships.

Zen Buddhism 6 entities · 5 relationships

Koan 公案

Zen Buddhism · practice
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Sudden Enlightenment Tool for: Koans are a tool for triggering sudden enlightenment
Bodhidharma influenced: The koan tradition traces its origins to Bodhidharma's direct pointing at mind

Sudden Enlightenment 顿悟

Zen Buddhism · concept
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Koan Tool for: Koans are a tool for triggering sudden enlightenment
Zazen Contrasts with: Sudden enlightenment contrasts with gradual cultivation through zazen
Bodhidharma teaches: Bodhidharma's Chan emphasized direct, sudden awakening
Nirvana entity-entity: Nirvana is realized through the wisdom of enlightenment

Zazen 坐禅

Zen Buddhism · practice
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Stillness Practice of: Zazen is the Zen practice of stillness
Sudden Enlightenment Contrasts with: Sudden enlightenment contrasts with gradual cultivation through zazen
Eightfold Path Parallel in: Zazen is a practice of Right Concentration — the eighth factor of the Eightfold Path
Bodhidharma founded: Bodhidharma brought seated meditation (zazen) as the core Chan practice

Bodhidharma 菩提达摩

Zen Buddhism · person
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Zazen founded: Bodhidharma brought seated meditation (zazen) as the core Chan practice
Sudden Enlightenment teaches: Bodhidharma's Chan emphasized direct, sudden awakening
Koan influenced: The koan tradition traces its origins to Bodhidharma's direct pointing at mind
Mindfulness teaches: Bodhidharma taught wall-gazing meditation as mindfulness practice
Stillness teaches: Bodhidharma's wall-gazing is a radical practice of inner stillness

Huineng 慧能

Zen Buddhism · person

Dogen 道元

Zen Buddhism · person