The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2763 page)

) and Hüang-lung (
ryu).
As Ch’an faded in China, the different schools and emphases flowed into Korea and into Japan, as indicated in the equivalent names above, but the two which have been of the greatest importance are
Rinzai
and
S
t
. Foundation figures for Rinzai were
Eisai
and Enni
Ben’en
; the dominant figure is that of
Hakuin
who led the revival of the 18th cent. S
t
adherents regard
D
gen
as the key figure. The general truth to be realized is that there is only the buddha-nature underlying all appearance; when one realizes that this also is what one is, all differentiation ceases and one rests in that nature. To know this intellectually is very different from realizing it as experienced truth; and Zen developed many ways of seeking and seeing that unity—hence the immense cultural consequences of Zen. See also
ZAZEN
;
ART
.

 
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Zend
.

Zen hall (also d
j
, ‘way hall’). Large hall in Zen monasteries, in which
zazen
is practised.

 
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