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List Of Rinzai Buddhists
{{short description, None Founder *Linji Yixuan A *Ankokuji Ekei * Sōgen Asahina *Ashikaga Yoshimitsu B *Bassui Tokushō * George Bowman C *Sherry Chayat * Chō Tsuratatsu * Chūgan Engetsu *Leonard Cohen D * Watazumi Doso *Ji Gong * Ogino Dokuon * Doshin Hannya Michael Nelson E *Kanzan Egen *Eisai *Hakuin Ekaku * Enni Ben’en F * Mary Farkas *Keido Fukushima G * Jakushitsu Genko H *Hōjō Tokimune * Shodo Harada *Hakuin Ekaku *Thich Nhat Hanh *Hsing Yun *Hsin Pei *Hsin Ping *Hsin Ting I * Issan Ichinei * Ikkyu *Imagawa Yoshimoto *Imakita Kosen *Kazuo Inamori *Ingen *Ishin Sūden *Itō Jakuchū J *Ito Jakuchu *Jakushitsu Genkō * Kaisen Joki * Josetsu * Jun Po Denis Kelly K *Imakita Kosen *Kurt Kankan Spellmeyer *Keian Genju L *John Daido Loori M * Genjo Marinello * Soko Morinaga * Myokyo-ni *Taizan Maezumi *Mujū *Musō Soseki * Meido Moore N * Kyudo Nakagawa * Soen Nakagawa *Walter Nowick *Eshin Nishimura O * Ogino Dokuon *Omori Sogen * Enkyo Pat O'Hara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linji Yixuan
Linji Yixuan (; ja, 臨済義玄 ''Rinzai Gigen''; died 866 CE) was the founder of the Linji school of Chan Buddhism during Tang Dynasty China. Línjì yǔlù Information on Linji is based on the ''Línjì yǔlù'' (臨濟語錄; Japanese: ''Rinzai-goroku''), the Record of Linji. The standard form of these sayings was not completed until 250 years after Linji's death and likely reflect the teaching of Chán in the Linji school at the beginning of the Song Dynasty rather than those of Linji's in particular. This contains stories of his interactions with teachers, contemporaries, and students. The recorded lectures are a mixture of the conventional and the iconoclastic. Those who resented the iconoclasm saw Linji as “one of the most infamous Chinese Chan masters who censored traditional Buddhist practices and doctrines.” George A. Keyworth“How the Mount Wutai Cult Stimulated the Development of Chinese Chan in Southern China at Qingliang Monasteries,”''Studies in Chines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Farkas
Mary Farkas (1911 – June 7, 1992) was the director of the First Zen Institute of America (FZIA), running the center's administrative functions for many years following the death of her teacher (Sokei-an) in 1945.Tricycle Though she was not a teacher of Zen Buddhism in any traditional sense of the word, she did help to carry on the lineage of Sokei-an and also was editor of the FZIA's journal, ''Zen Notes'', starting with Volume 1 in 1954.Stirling 2006, pg. 57 Additionally, she also edited books about Sokei-an, i.e. "''The Zen Eye''" and "''Zen Pivots''." Through her transcriptions of his talks, the institute was able to continue on the lineage without having a formal teacher (Sokei-an left no Dharma heir).Skinner Keller, 638 Bibliography * * See also *Buddhism in the United States *List of Rinzai Buddhists *Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States Below is a timeline of important events regarding Zen Buddhism in the United States. Dates with "?" are approximate. Event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imakita Kosen
was a Japanese Rinzai Zen rōshi and Neo-Confucianist. Kosen did his Zen training under Daisetsu Shoen (1797–1855) at Sōkoku-ji and received inka from Gisan Zenkai at Sōgen-ji in Okayama. Kosen was instrumental in bringing Zen to lay practitioners and to the west. Kosen's Dharma heir Soyen ShakuVictoria, 37;237Dumoulin, 407Sawada, 214 participated in the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, which introduced Soyen Shaku's student D. T. Suzuki to Paul Carus and western Theosophy. Kosen's dharma descendant Tetsuo Sōkatsu established Ningen Zen Kyodan, an independent lay-Rinzai school.Ningen Zen Home As one-time head abbot of Engakuji in Kamakura, Japan, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imagawa Yoshimoto
was a pre-eminent ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) in the Sengoku period Japan. Based in Suruga Province, he was known as . he was one of the three ''daimyōs'' that dominated the Tōkaidō region. He died in 1560 while marching to Kyoto to become Shōgun. He was killed in the village of Dengakuhazama in Okehazama by Oda Nobunaga. Early life and succession Yoshimoto was born in 1519, the third son of Imagawa Ujichika of the Imagawa clan-which claimed descent from Emperor Seiwa (850–880). His childhood name was Yosakimaru (芳菊丸). His family branched from Minamoto clan by the Ashikaga clan. As he was not the eldest son, he was not an heir to his father's lordship. As a result, the young boy was sent to a temple where his name was changed to or . In 1536, his older brother Ujiteru died suddenly, unleashing successional disputes. His elder half-brother, , tried to seize the lordship, but the clan split into two factions. Yoshimoto's faction argued he was the rightful heir be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Issan Ichinei
Yishan Yining (一山一寧, in Japanese: ''Issan Ichinei'') (1247 – 28 November 1317) was a Chinese Buddhist monk who traveled to Japan. Before monkhood his family name was Hu. He was born in 1247 in Linhai, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China. He was a monk of the Linji school during the Yuan Dynasty of China, and subsequently a Rinzai Zen master who rose to prominence in Kamakura Japan. He was one of the chief disseminators of Zen Buddhism among the new militarized nobility of Japan, a calligrapher and a writer. Mastering a variety of literary genres and being a prolific teacher, he is mostly remembered as the pioneer of Japanese Gozan Bungaku literature,Louis-Frédéric, Käthe RothJapan encyclopedia.Harvard University Press, 2005. , Стр. 402 that recreated in Japan the literary forms of Song dynasty. Biography China Originally from Zhejiang, Yining became a monk in childhood in Hongfusi monastery (鴻福寺) and took full ordination in Puguangsi Monastery (普光寺). He or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsin Ting
Hsin Ting (; born February 2, 1944) is a Buddhist monk from Taiwan who served as the sixth-term abbot and director of Fo Guang Shan from 1997 to 2005. He served as acting abbot for three years after the sudden death of his predecessor, Hsin Ping, in 1995. From 2004 to 2010, Hsin Ting served as the president of Buddha's Light International Association. In his post-abbotship years, Hsin Ting was appointed the abbot of Tai Hua Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, assisting in overseeing the construction project for Fo Guang Shan's satellite branch temple in South East Asia. Biography Hsin Ting was born in Yunlin County. He was born into a family of farmers and grew up in the country. In 1968, he became a monastic under Master Hsing Yun and took full ordination the following year in Keelung. Hsin Ting graduated from the Eastern Buddhist College and the India Research Institute of the Chinese Cultural University. He further received an honorary doctorate degree from the Fo Guang Shan-affiliated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsin Ping
Hsin Ping () (30 June 1938 - 7 April 1995) was the fourth and fifth abbot of Fo Guang Shan and the dharma heir to Hsing Yun, founder of Fo Guang Shan. Venerable Hsin Ping entered the Buddhist sangha in 1963. Hsin Ping went on to receive the precepts under Master Tao Yuan of Hai Hui Temple in Keelung in 1963, and went on to attend Shou Shan Buddhist College and the Chinese Buddhist Research Institute at Fo Guang Shan. For lengths of time during the earliest days of Fo Guang Shan, Hsin Ping was stationed in the construction quarters. In 1973, he became first in line of Fo Guang Shan's order of precedence. In April 1995, Hsin Ping died suddenly after suffering from illness. A portion of his ashes are interred in the United States at the Buddhist columbarium at Rose Hills in California, the rest are in the Longevity Memorial Park in Fo Guang Shan. The Venerable Hsin Ting Hsin Ting (; born February 2, 1944) is a Buddhist monk from Taiwan who served as the sixth-term abbot and dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsin Pei
Hsin Pei (; born March 13, 1970) was the seventh and eighth term abbot and director of the Fo Guang Shan, an international Chinese Buddhist order based in Taiwan. The youngest abbot ever elected to the order, Hsin Pei was elected by the members of Fo Guang Shan worldwide in 2004 and succeeded retiring abbot Hsin Ting Hsin Ting (; born February 2, 1944) is a Buddhist monk from Taiwan who served as the sixth-term abbot and director of Fo Guang Shan from 1997 to 2005. He served as acting abbot for three years after the sudden death of his predecessor, Hsin Ping, i ... in 2005. As abbot of the Order, Hsin Pei is the second highest monastic in the order, and is second in line to the position of head teacher. His term ended in March 2013. Hsin Pei currently resides in the United States in order to improve his English. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hsin, Pei 1970 births Living people People from Penghu County Taiwanese Buddhist monks Taiwanese religious leaders Taiwanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsing Yun
Hsing Yun () (born 19 August 1927) is a Chinese Buddhist monk. He is the founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order as well as the affiliated Buddha's Light International Association in Taiwan. Hsing Yun is considered to be one of the most prominent proponents of Humanistic Buddhism and is considered to be one of the most influential teachers of modern Taiwanese Buddhism. In Taiwan, he is popularly referred to as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Taiwanese Buddhism, along with his contemporaries: Master Sheng-yen of Dharma Drum Mountain, Master Cheng Yen of Tzu Chi and Master Wei Chueh of Chung Tai Shan. Fo Guang Shan Hsing Yun's first exposure to Buddhism came from his grandmother, a practicing Buddhist and meditator. He entered the monastic life at the age of 12. Hsing Yun was first inspired by Buddhist modernism in 1945 while studying at Jiaoshan Buddhist College. There he learned about Buddhist teacher Taixu's calls for reform in Buddhism and the Sangha. He fled mainla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thich Nhat Hanh , temple in Vũng Tàu, Vietnam
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Thích is a name that Vietnamese monks and nuns take as their Buddhist surname to show affinity with the Buddha. Notable Vietnamese monks with the name include: *Thích Huyền Quang (1919–2008), dissident and activist *Thích Quảng Độ (1928–2020), critic of the Vietnamese government *Thích Quảng Đức (1897–1963), who burned himself to death as a protest *Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926–2022), Zen teacher, author and peace activist *Thích Nhật Từ (born 1969), public speaker and author *Thích Thanh Từ, author and teacher *Thích Trí Quang (1924–2019), Mahayana leader of South Vietnam's Buddhist majority in 1963 See also *Thích Ca Phật Đài Thích Ca Phật Đài () is a notable Theravada Buddhist temple in the coastal city of Vung Tau in southern Vietnam. It lies to the northwest of the Lớn mountain and was built between 1961 and 1963 when it was opened. It is set on a plot of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shodo Harada
, or Harada Rōshi, is a Rinzai priest, author, calligrapher, and head abbot of Sōgen-ji — a three-hundred-year-old temple in Okayama, Japan. He has become known as a "teacher of teachers", with masters from various lineages coming to sit sesshin with him in Japan or during his trips to the United States and Europe. Biography Shodo Harada was born into a Zen temple Aug. 26,1940 in Nara, Japan. While still in high school he encountered his teacher, Mumon Yamada, while running an errand for his father to Myōshin-ji. He was impressed by how little he knew of Buddhism at this encounter. After college he entered Shofukuji and began his training in 1962 under Rinzai Zen master and Japanese calligrapher Mumon Yamada, from whom he received Dharma transmission in 1982. In 1982 he was sent by Mumon to Sogen-ji to help an elderly abbot tend to the building and training schedules, which is the main of the four pillars where he is still teaching now. In September 1989, Harada came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
