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Rinzai (臨済) is one sect of
Zen.
Lin-Chi was the founder of the Rinzai sect of Zen
Buddhism. Rinzai's style of teaching was characterized by harsh
encounters; punching, kicking, hitting, etc. His sayings were collected
into the Rinzai Roku (Record of Rinzai) by his students. The
school was first brought to Japan by
Eisai in
1191.
The Rinzai school has historically been closely linked to various
martial-arts traditions in
Japan,
China, and
Korea. In pre-modern Japan, Rinzai was widely popular among the
warrior aristocracy and samurai, in distinction from
Soto Zen which was more associated with artists and poets.
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