Zen Buddhism: Rinzai

• Rinzai was named after Linji Yixuan, an eccentric master who used extreme methods to provoke enlightened thoughts in his pupils
• Rinzai incorporates martial arts, as well as other Chinese aesthetics, which led to it being viewed as a warrior-class only form of Zen

Rinzai views on enlightenment

• We all have tathagatagarbha (buddhanature)
• Kensho - insight into true nature
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