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HSÜAN-TSANG
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Kuei-feng Tsung-mi
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FIVE WAYS OF CH'AN/ZEN
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Kuei-shan Ling-yu
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KUEI-YANG-TSUNG
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One of the
Goke-shichish
(‘five houses, seven schools’) of early (Tang period) Ch'an/Zen. Its name is derived from two mountains (Kuei and Yang) where the temples of its founders were located. Kuei-shan Ling-yu (771–853 CE) was appointed head of Ta-kuei monastery when
Pai-chang
Huai-hai set a jug of water before his pupils: ‘If you cannot call this a water-jug, what can you call it?’ Kuei-shan kicked the jug over and walked away, demonstrating his enlightened state. His wordless action characterizes Kuei-yang-tsung, in which action and silence are connected to each other, to create the sudden and direct encounter with truth. Among Kuei-shan's important successors were
Hsiang-yen Chih-hsien
and
Yang-shan Hui-chi
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K
FIR
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