Ch'an/Zen Lineage

Shakyamuni----->
"Founder"		 Kashyapa----->
(flower story)		 Bodhidharma---->
(First Ancestor)		 Hui-neng---->
(poetry contest)
---->Soto and Rinzai      
Soto teachers include:  Dogen (founder in Japan)

 . . . and . . .

 Shunryu Suzuki (popularizes in West)
Rinzai teachers include Eisai (founder in Japan) Hakuin (revitalizes in Japan) D.T. Suzuki (popularizes in West)


Some Characteristics of Rinzai and Soto

Rinzai   Soto
1. sudden enlightenment.  1. sudden enlightenment
2. emphasizes satori or kensho  2. emphasizes practicenlightenment, continuous enlightenment
3. uses pressure, crisis atmosphere 3. calm, but sharp attention
4. uses koans heavily 4. uses shikan taza, “just sitting”; sparing use of koans
5. Great Doubt leads to Great Enlightenment 5. faith:  “strong confidence in our original nature”

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