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禅门五宗
chán​mén​wǔ​zōng

five schools of Chan Buddhism

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禅门五宗 禪門五宗 chán​mén​wǔ​zōng
five schools of Chan Buddhism
The five branches of the 禅宗 chán​zōng school that developed in China after the monk 慧能 huì​néng; specifically the 临济 lín​jì, 沩仰 guī​yǎng, 云门 yún​mén, 法眼 fǎ​yǎn, and 曹洞 cáo​dòng schools.