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Southern School of Zen

Chinese school of Chan associated with Huineng, from which all extant branches of Chan, Zen and Seon lineages claim descent
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Southern School of Zen

Summary

Southern School of Zen is a school of Buddhism[1].

Key Facts

  • Southern School of Zen's instance of is recorded as school of Buddhism[2].
  • Southern School of Zen's subclass of is recorded as Chan Buddhism[3].
  • Southern School of Zen's opposite of is recorded as Northern School[4].
  • Southern School of Zen's native label is recorded as 南宗[5].
  • Southern School of Zen's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1236ynlf[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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