Rinzain.

Brit.

/ˈrɪnzʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈrɪnˌzaɪ/

Forms: 1800s– Rin-Zai, 1800s– Rinzai, 1800s– Rin-zai, 1900s– Rin Zai, 2000s– Rin'zai.

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese Rinzai.

Etymology: < Japanese Rinzai (late 12th cent.; more fully Rinzai-shū Rinzai sect) < Middle Chinese (compare Chinese Línjì zōng, the name of the Chinese school of Buddhism upon which Rinzai is based < the name of Linji Yixuan (Chinese Línjì Yìxuán; Japanese Rinzai Gigen; d. 867), the founder of the school + zōng religion, sect).

One of the three principal branches of Zen Buddhism, characterized by the active pursuit of enlightenment, esp. through the extensive use of koans. Frequently attributive. Cf. Soto n., Obaku n.The teachings of Linji Yixuan reached Japan in the 12th cent.

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Rinzai1833

Soto1833

Obaku1894

1833 Chinese Repository 2 323 There are now in Japan the following sects..1. Zen; of which there are three subdivisions, viz. Rinzai, Syootoo, and Oobak, named after Chinese monks.

1894 Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan 22 430 The Zen sects..are divided..into three divisions. The Rinzai..from 1168 A.D., the Sōtō from 1223 A.D. and the Obaku from 1650 A.D.

1917 A. K. Reischauer Stud. Japanese Buddhism iii. 117 The chief difference between the Soto and the Rinzai branches of the Zen sect is that the former puts more weight upon book learning as a subsidiary aid to silent meditation.

1960 Philos. East & West 10 28 Rinzai people will agree that seeking should not be allowed to interfere with being, but feel that the kōan is necessary to meditation.

2004 D. Brown God & Enchantm. of Place vii. 376 Rinzai tends to place most emphasis on koans (paradoxical stories explored with the help of a master), while for Soto what matters is meditative techniques.

Compounds

Rinzai sect n.

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1894 Trans. Asiatic Society Japan Dec. 432 He consulted..a contemplative priest of the name of Eisai, who was teaching the doctrines of the then nearly established Rinzai sect.

1902 Brief Hist. Glyptic Art & Archit. Japan 50 This is the head temple of the Rinzai Sect, and is a good specimen of the architecture adopted by the Zen Sect.

1958 Maha Bodhi July 234/1 The Rinzai Sect in Japan mainly enjoyed the favour of the Shoguns and Daimyos (feudal lords) while, in contrast to this, the Soto sect penetrated deeply into the hearts of the common people.

2017 H. Kim in H. Havnevik et al. Buddhist Modernities v. 77 The first missionary of the Rinzai Sect was Furukawa Taikō (1871–1968), who first came to Korea in 1908.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rinzai
释义	Rinzain. Brit. /ˈrɪnzʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈrɪnˌzaɪ/ Forms: 1800s– Rin-Zai, 1800s– Rinzai, 1800s– Rin-zai, 1900s– Rin Zai, 2000s– Rin'zai. Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese Rinzai. Etymology: < Japanese Rinzai (late 12th cent.; more fully Rinzai-shū Rinzai sect) < Middle Chinese (compare Chinese Línjì zōng, the name of the Chinese school of Buddhism upon which Rinzai is based < the name of Linji Yixuan (Chinese Línjì Yìxuán; Japanese Rinzai Gigen; d. 867), the founder of the school + zōng religion, sect). One of the three principal branches of Zen Buddhism, characterized by the active pursuit of enlightenment, esp. through the extensive use of koans. Frequently attributive. Cf. Soto n., Obaku n.The teachings of Linji Yixuan reached Japan in the 12th cent. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > Buddhist sects and groups > [noun] > Mahayana > Zen > sect Rinzai1833 Soto1833 Obaku1894 1833 Chinese Repository 2 323 There are now in Japan the following sects..1. Zen; of which there are three subdivisions, viz. Rinzai, Syootoo, and Oobak, named after Chinese monks. 1894 Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan 22 430 The Zen sects..are divided..into three divisions. The Rinzai..from 1168 A.D., the Sōtō from 1223 A.D. and the Obaku from 1650 A.D. 1917 A. K. Reischauer Stud. Japanese Buddhism iii. 117 The chief difference between the Soto and the Rinzai branches of the Zen sect is that the former puts more weight upon book learning as a subsidiary aid to silent meditation. 1960 Philos. East & West 10 28 Rinzai people will agree that seeking should not be allowed to interfere with being, but feel that the kōan is necessary to meditation. 2004 D. Brown God & Enchantm. of Place vii. 376 Rinzai tends to place most emphasis on koans (paradoxical stories explored with the help of a master), while for Soto what matters is meditative techniques. Compounds Rinzai sect n. ΚΠ 1894 Trans. Asiatic Society Japan Dec. 432 He consulted..a contemplative priest of the name of Eisai, who was teaching the doctrines of the then nearly established Rinzai sect. 1902 Brief Hist. Glyptic Art & Archit. Japan 50 This is the head temple of the Rinzai Sect, and is a good specimen of the architecture adopted by the Zen Sect. 1958 Maha Bodhi July 234/1 The Rinzai Sect in Japan mainly enjoyed the favour of the Shoguns and Daimyos (feudal lords) while, in contrast to this, the Soto sect penetrated deeply into the hearts of the common people. 2017 H. Kim in H. Havnevik et al. Buddhist Modernities v. 77 The first missionary of the Rinzai Sect was Furukawa Taikō (1871–1968), who first came to Korea in 1908. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1833
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