is usually credited as its founder, as Albert Welter points out, "While the inspiration for the Linji Chan faction was, of course Linji Yixuan, the real founder of the movement was, as noted previously, Shoushan Shengnian (926--993), a fourth-generation descendant."thumb thumb

Kamakura period (1185-1333)

Though there were several attempts to establish Rinzai lines in Japan, it first took root in a lasting way through

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