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Linji Yixuan

Also known as Huizhao · Lin-chi I-hsüan · Rinzai Gigen · Linji · Rinzai

Transmission from
Unknown
Mapped lineage from
Huangbo Xiyun
Born
866 · ?
Died
866 · 867
Source records
16

Tradition labels in the sources

  • Chan / Zen ancestor lineage map
  • Chinese Chan
  • Rinzai Zen
  • Wikipedia attributed Zen lineage chart

Koan appearances

Mentioned in these koans

Lineage claims

Teachers and predecessors

  • Huangbo Xiyunlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified

Students and successors

  • Baoshou Yanzhaochan ancestors map teacher student · source asserted map connection
  • Xinghua Cunjianglineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified
  • Sansheng Huiranchan ancestors map teacher student · source asserted map connection

Relationship labels preserve the meaning used by each source; they are not automatically equivalent to Dharma transmission.

Communities and resources

Affiliations listed by sources

No organization affiliation is present in the seed sources.

Further reading

No additional resource link is present.

Citation ledger

Where this record came from

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  1. Linji Yixuan, "Huizhao" ↗historical book index · table of contents, page 173 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  2. Linji Yixuan ↗romanization crosswalk · romanization table line 113 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  3. Linji Yixuan ↗pdf lineage entry · page 1, extracted line 22 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  4. Linji Yixuan ↗pdf lineage entry · page 2, extracted line 5 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  5. Linji Yixuan ↗pdf lineage entry · page 3, extracted line 6 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  6. Linji Yixuan ↗pdf lineage entry · page 8, extracted line 5 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  7. Linji Yixuan ↗pdf lineage entry · page 13, extracted line 4 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  8. Linji Yixuan ↗pdf lineage entry · page 14, extracted line 8 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  9. Linji Yixuan ↗chan ancestors map node · page 1, ancestor box 55 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  10. Linji Yixuan ↗wikipedia lineage chart node · chart table 5, row 7 · retrieved 2026-08-23
  11. Linji Yixuan ↗wikipedia lineage chart node · chart table 8, row 7 · retrieved 2026-08-23
  12. Linji Yixuan ↗wikipedia lineage chart node · chart table 9, row 7 · retrieved 2026-08-23
  13. Rinzai Gigen ↗koan name authority · congrong-lu:13; Case 13 title and case · retrieved 2026-08-23
  14. Rinzai Gigen ↗koan name authority · congrong-lu:38; Case 38 title and case · retrieved 2026-08-23
  15. Rinzai Gigen ↗koan name authority · congrong-lu:86; Case 86 title and case · retrieved 2026-08-23
  16. Rinzai Gigen ↗koan name authority · congrong-lu:95; Case 95 title and case · retrieved 2026-08-23