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北宗禪

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: Northern School of Chan

Senses:

  • The early branch of Chinese Chan that is traditionally associated with Shenxiu 神秀, as distinguished from the Southern school 南宗禪, traditionally associated with Huineng 慧能. The Fo Guang Dictionary has a fairly good sized entry on this. [Charles Muller]

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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 970

    Bulgyo sajeon 324a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 1148b

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 59

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 112b/123

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1248c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1584

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)2968c, (v.9-10)736a,745c

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    Entry created: 2003-03-24

    Updated: 2007-08-15