Rinzai
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.
See also: Buddhism, Soto, Koan
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