Linji Yixuan
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Linji Yixuan 🇨🇳

臨濟義玄 (Known as "Rinzai Gigen")
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Born c. 810 CE 🇨🇳 Caozhou, Tang Dynasty
Passed Away c. 866 CE Hebei, Tang Dynasty
Lifespan 56 years old
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"If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him! Stand on your own two feet and be your own master wherever you are."

Archival Overview

Founder of the Linji (Rinzai) school of Chan/Zen Buddhism famous for his shouts (katsu), blows, and radical teachings on the 'true person of no rank'.

Biographical Record

Linji Yixuan (died 866 CE) studied under master Huangbo Xiyun, developing dynamic, shock-oriented teaching methods to awaken disciples from intellectual dependency.

His recorded sayings, the Linji Lu (Record of Linji), urged students to kill conceptual idols and find enlightenment directly in their ordinary daily functioning as 'the true person of no rank'.

Key Life Milestones

854

Founding of the Linji Monastery

Established his monastery on the banks of the Hutuo River, training students through shouts and instantaneous experiential insight.

866

Transmission of the Rinzai Lineage

Passed his mantle to Xinghua Cunjiang, inaugurating the Rinzai Zen tradition that flourished across China and Japan.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Linji Temple
Zhengding (Hebei), China
GPS: 38.1417, 114.5667
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