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	Rinzai school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Rinzai school is known for its emphasis on sudden enlightenment and the use of methods such as the koan to achieve this end.
		Rinzai is the Japanese branch of the Chinese Linji school, which was founded during the Tang Dynasty by Linji Yixuan.
		Rinzai encourages an active pursuit of enlightenment, through the intellectual shock of the Koans, or the streneous efforts and high-discipline of martial arts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rinzai (738 words)

	Rinzai school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		Rinzai was adopted by the samurai caste, whereas Sōtō; had a more popular following, as described in the Japanese saying "Rinzai for the Shōgun, Sōtō; for the peasants" (Jap.
		In pre-modern Japan, Rinzai was widely popular among the warrior aristocracy and samurai, in distinction from Sōtō; Zen which was more associated with artists and poets.
		The predilection of the samurai for Rinzai Zen continued into the Tokugawa period (1615-1868), when it was the regular training regimen of the warrior caste, leading to the development of Bushidō;.
	www.northmiami.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Rinzai (749 words)

	Rinzai Zen and Soto Zen Compared and Contrasted
		In Rinzai the demarcation of the sacred and the secular spheres is very vague and their overlap is extensive.
		Rinzai is also very aesthetically oriented, and paradoxically a highly literary and yet an anti-intellectual tradition.
		The Rinzai criticism of Soto has traditionally been that the Soto advocacy of "just sitting in faith that one is an enlightened being" is a superficial practice often leading to an equally superficial enlightenment.
	members.aol.com /gayzenla/myhomepage/rinzai_soto_compare.htm (568 words)

	Rinzai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		Lin-Chi was the founder of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism.
		Rinzai's style of teaching was characterized by harsh encounters; punching, kicking, hitting, etc. His sayings were collected into the Rinzai Roku (Record of Rinzai) by his students.
		In pre-modern Japan, Rinzai was widely popular among the warrior aristocracy and samurai, in distinction from Soto Zen which was more associated with artists and poets.
	www.theezine.net /r/rinzai.html (110 words)

	Encyclopedia: Rinzai school
		The Rinzai school (è¨æ¸å®—; Japanese: Rinzai-shu, Chinese: Linji-zong) is one of the two major Japanese Zen sects (the other major one being SÅtÅ).
		Rinzai was adopted by the samurai caste, whereas SÅtÅ had a more popular following, as described in the Japanese saying "Rinzai for the ShÅgun, SÅtÅ for the peasants" (Jap.
		The Tokugawa shogunate or Tokugawa bakufu (徳川幕府) (also known as the Edo bakufu) was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family until 1868.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Rinzai-school (1771 words)

	Zen Buddhism Calendar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		Lin-chi I-hsuan (?-866) (J. Rinzai Gigen), Zen teacher, founder of the Rinzai school in China, died in China in 866.
		Nanshu, Zen teacher, Rinzai line, founder of Zounan temple, died in Japan in 1303; Anne Aitken (nee Hopkins), the co-founder (together with Robert Aitken) of the Diamond Sangha, born in 1911 in Chicago, USA.
		Kenchoji Rinzai temple in Kamakura, Japan was heavily damaged by an earthquake in 1924.
	www.ciolek.com /WWWVLPages/ZenPages/ZenCalendar.html (3061 words)

	Teisho on "Rinzai Roku" by Eido Shimano Roshi
		Master Obaku, his student Rinzai, and the head monk are all equally Dharma students and are all equally provided for by the Dharma food, Dharma residence, Dharma robe and Dharma air.
		Rinzai happened to be dozing in the zendo, not intentionally - just naturally, which we often experience ourselves.
		Rinzai lifted his head and, seeing that it was Obaku, promptly and perhaps a bit defiantly, fell back asleep.
	www.zenstudies.org /eido2.html (1902 words)

	Ozark Zendo - Ozark Zen Center - Fayetteville AR - Zen Rinzai Record Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		Rinzai Gigen, father of the line or school of Rinzai Zen, died January 10th, 866 A.D. His date of birth is unknown, but it is generally taken that his teaching career was not much longer than a decade.
		The Rinzai Line is one of the Five Houses of Zen, best thought of as teaching styles that developed within the Zen school, following a great master.
		In general, as well as in Rinzai's own life, three phases can be distinguished in the life of a master: The training under a master, wandering about to settle and test his insight, and his teaching career.
	ozarkzen.org /rinzai_introduction.html (625 words)

	Zen Buddhism
		Isshu Miura says that the difference of the Rinzai Zen school from Soto is that "zazen is, first of all, the preliminary practice by means of which mind and body are forged into a single instrument for realization.
		The founder of Rinzai Zen was Lin-Chi I-hsuan (J. Rinzai Gigen, ?-866/67).
		Several early Rinzai Yogi teachers contributed to the proliferation of Rinzai Zen in Japan, but it was Hakuin Zenji who reformed and gave Rinzai Zen its impetus in the new land.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /zen_buddhism.htm (1733 words)

	EBS Rinzai Zen Practice Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		Rinzai Zen is a Japanese style of Mahayana Buddhism.
		The Rinzai group is one of the longest established practices at EBS.
		In Rinzai Zen the student trains the mind by sitting Zazen and by engaging in Koan study (Zen question and answer) with a Zen master.
	www.ebslr.org /rinzai.htm (617 words)

	Zazen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		Rinzai prospered in Japan after it was transmitted in 1191 by Eisai, and, whereas Soto-Zen was favoured by common people and farmers, Rinzai Zen was favoured by the samurai class and rulers.
		This is in contrast to Rinzai Zen, which does seek Buddha-hood through the breakthrough by the the use of koans.
		In Japan, it is said that Rinzai Zen is for the shogun (general) and Soto-Zen for the hyakusho (farmer), in other words, Rinzai’s koans are for a few select, whereas Soto’s shikantaza is for the common people.
	www.za-zen.net /zazen.html (3412 words)

	About Rinzai Zen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		The writings of Rinzai are compiled in the Rinzai-roku which is the basis of many a lecture by Joshu Roshi.
		Rinzai Zen was first brought to Japan by Myôan Eisai (Senkô Kokushi 1141-1215).
		When Rinzai Zen started flourishing in Japan it was due to the Japanese and Chinese masters from the Yôgi branch, such as Enni Ben'en (1202-1280), Nampo Jômyô (Daiô Kokushi 1235-1308), Myôchô Shûhô (Daitô Kokushi 1282-1338), and Kanzan Egen (Musô Daishi 1275-1351).
	homepage.ntlworld.com /stephen.williamson5/AboutRinzaiZen.html (656 words)

	Rinzai's Market-Sedona,AZ "Quality Supplements With Sound Advice"
		Rinzai’s is a full service natural foods market offering a complete range of natural foods, organic produce, supplements, body-care products, and locally made fresh deli items.
		Rinzai takes special pleasure in the fun and caring he shares with his customers.
		Rinzai has been educating people on how to care for themselves for over 25 years.
	www.rinzaismarket.com /about.php (462 words)

	koan -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The effort to “solve” a koan is intended to exhaust the analytic intellect and the egoistic will, readying the mind to entertain an appropriate response on the intuitive level.
		The Zen school of Buddhism became popular in Japan in the 12th century with the emergence of the Rinzai sect.
		Rinzai is one of the two major Zen Buddhist sects in Japan, the other being Soto.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9045827?tocId=9045827 (518 words)

	Rinzai - TheBestLinks.com - Linji, Artist, Buddhism, Chinese language, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		Rinzai's teaching was characterized by harsh encounters with students, aiming to bring about the moment of enlightenment (satori) by punching, kicking, slapping, etc. His sermons were collected into the Lin-chi lu (Chinese; Japanese: Rinzai Roku) (Record of Lin-chi) by his students.
		The Rinzai school is known for its emphasis on sudden enlightenment and the use of devices like the koan to achieve this end.
		Founded in Tang China, it was later brought to Japan by Eisai in 1191.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Linji.html (213 words)

	eye - NAKED eye - 07.10.97
		Anyway, back to the real, not-even-made-up story: "Rinzai went to Huang-po and asked the standard question, 'What is the meaning of Bodhidkarma coming from the West?' Huang-po knocked him to the ground with his stick.
		As the story goes, Rinzai returns to his monastery and reports this multiple shit kicking to the head of his monastery, who tells him, and I quote: " 'How compassionate Huang-po is. He was just trying to relieve you of distress.' Hearing this, Rinzai suddenly had a deep awakening of his original nature.
		So, anyway, Rinzai goes back to Huang-po and says: "It is because of your kindness that I returned so quickly." Then Rinzai tells Huang-po how he had knocked the snot out of his old teacher just for laughs.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_07.10.97/news_views/naked.html (928 words)

	ZieleGeest
		At the beginning of the 11th century the Rinzai school split into two lineages, the Rinzai Yogi lineage and the Rinzai Oryo lineage.
		The Rinzai school is one of the two schools of Zen still active in Japan.
		The Rinzai Zen that was to flourish anew in Japan was that deriving from the Chinese and Japanese masters of the strict Rinzai Yogi lineage.
	nl.msnusers.com /ZieleGeest/zen1.msnw (1269 words)

	Mt. Baldy/History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		MBZC is a community engaged in the study and practice of Rinzai Zen Buddhism of the Nyorai-Nyoko sect of the Rinzai school, out of the Myoshin-ji Temple.
		However, the one of the books published by MBZC claims that it is part of the largest of the 14 schools of Rinzai Zen, one that, prior to World War 2, was active in "missionary" work to Japanese emigrants to China, Japan and elsewhere.
		Emphasizing monasticism and meditation, there are two schools of Zen, Rinzai and Soto, Rinzai being the smaller of the two in Japan (Kapleau 1965, 344).
	www2.hmc.edu /www_common/religious_studies/baldy/history.html (2019 words)

	AllRefer.com - Zen Buddhism (Buddhism) - Encyclopedia
		The Rinzai sect placed greater emphasis on the use of the koan and effort to attain sudden enlightenment, while the Soto patriarch DOgen (1200–1253) emphasized sitting in meditation (zazen) without expectation and with faith in one's own intrinsic state of enlightenment or Buddha-nature.
		Japanese Zen declined in the 16th and 17th cent., but its traditional forms were revived by the great Hakuin (1686–1769), from whom all present-day Rinzai masters trace their descent.
		Zen thought was introduced to the West by the writings of D. Suzuki, and interest in the practice of Zen meditation blossomed after World War II, resulting in the establishment of Zen centers in many parts of the United States.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/Z/ZenBuddh.html (742 words)

	Zen Buddhism at The Zen Studies Society
		With his dedicated energy, and the help of many dharma friends and supporters, two centers for Zen practice came into being-- New York Zendo Shobo-Ji, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-Ji, deep in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York.
		In 1972, Eido Shimano Roshi received dharma transmission from Soen Nakagawa Roshi, and today serves as the abbot and spiritual teacher of these two zendos in the Japanese Rinzai Zen tradition.
		There is an important new translation of The Book Of Rinzai by Eido Shimano Roshi, as well as Selected Teishos On Gateless Gate by Yamakawa Sogen Roshi.
	www.zenstudies.org (170 words)

	Rinzai Zen
		The origins of Rinzai Zen date back to 500 BC with the birth of Sakyamuni Buddha in north-east India who is respected as the Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
		One of them, named after its founder Linji (died in 866) will be after the 13th century, the last surviving school of Chan in China.
		The Falaise Verte Zen Center is part of the Myoshin-ji branch which takes its name from its main temple built in Kyoto in the 14th century.
	perso.wanadoo.fr /falaiseverte.org/EnZenRinzai.htm (259 words)

	Zen Buddhist InfoWeb [DharmaNet/WWWVL] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		Bodaisan Shoboji Zen Temple [Dinkelscherben, Germany] - directed by Dorin Genpo Osho and belongs to the Myoshinji in Kyoto, Japan, one of the main lineages of Rinzai Zen.
		North Carolina Zen Center [Pittsboro, NC] - a rural center for practice in the Rinzai Zen tradition.
		The Order was incorporated in 1983 by Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett to serve as the international umbrella organization for the monasteries, priories (local temples), and meditation groups led by priests of the lineage in the United States, Canada, Britain, Germany, and the Netherlands.
	www.dharmanet.org /infowebz.html (1920 words)

	Amida Trust Papers: Victoria: Rinzai Confession (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		In the meantime, I did want to share some recent news, at least recent to me. That is to say, the Rinzai folks have finally admitted their war responsibility.
		The following is a translation of the relevant portion of a proclamation issued by the 100th Session of the Myooshinji Branch General Assembly held on 27 September 2001 in Kyoto, Japan.
		The context for this proclamation was the terrorist attack on the United States of 11 September 2001.
	www.amidatrust.com /article_bv_rinzai.html (1049 words)

	Hazy Moon Zen Center of Los Angeles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		One of the greatest Rinzai Zen masters in Japan, Hakuin, wrote that he experienced great enlightenment 13 times and countless small enlightenments too.
		In the Rinzai sect, Sogaku’s dharma father was Dokutan, a very famous and strict Zen master.
		In the Rinzai sect, Kido, Roshi, a very great Chinese Zen master, was the first and Daio was the first in the Japanese Rinzai sect.
	www.hazymoon.com /teachingPages/transcribed/koryuLinage.htm (2032 words)

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