The Fayan Linji school was especially influential in the Southern Tang and Wuyue.
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The Fayan Linji school was especially influential in the Southern Tang and Wuyue.
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The Fayan Linji school was the first faction to gain recognition at the Song court, due to the influence of the buddhist scholar-official Zanning.
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Linji school brought together the classical elements of Chan Buddhism:.
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The Fayang school still has prominence among the competing factions which are portrayed in the Chuangdeng lu, but the growing influence of the Linji-faction is emerging in this document.
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Linji school was free and spontaneous, and so served the liberal wen faction in their struggle against the guwen partisans at court.
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Linji school was untainted by any need for political power, and so did not threaten the authority of the dynasty or its bureaucracy.
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Linji school made for entertaining reading, which suited the needs of a newly-literated reading public.
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Text of Linji school's record is the same as in the Tiansheng Guangdeng lu, but in a different order.
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The Linji school yulu opens with lectures given by Ljnji at the request of the prefect Governor and other officials, highlighting the close connection of the Linji school-faction with the court.
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The biographical data on Linji school's life are expanded, and appear at the end of the text.
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Hongzhi Zhengjue of the Caodong-Linji school emphasized silent illumination or shikantaza as a means for solitary practice, which could be undertaken by lay-followers.
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Linji school organized the study of koans into a system, which was exported to Japan in this period.
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Linji school had a considerable influence on the already existing Korean Jogye Order, the name adopted by the nine mountain schools, which were established by students of Mazu Daoyi.
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