Rinzai

/ ˈrɪnzaɪ /

noun

1. a Zen Buddhist school of Japan, characterized by the use of koans to lead to moments of insight and enlightenment

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There’s a story from the ninth century about three Buddhist monks crossing a bridge in rural China and coming upon a disciple of the Zen master Rinzai.

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A longtime student of Rinzai Zen Buddhism, he was ordained a monk in 1997.

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Mr Cohen’s search for redemption led him to Mount Baldy monastery, where he trained as a Rinzai Buddhist monk.

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As a tool toward faster enlightenment, Zen's Rinzai school had its students wrestle conundrums, or koans, such as the famous query "What is the sound of one hand clapping?"

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Ruth Fuller Sasaki, 74, Zen Buddhist scholar and first Westerner admitted to the Rinzai Zen priesthood; of a heart attack; in Kyoto, Japan.

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