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Cáodòng (characters: 曹洞宗; pinyin: cáodòngzōng) is a Chinese Zen Buddhist sect founded by Dongshan Liangjie and his Dharma-heirs in the 9th Century . Some attribute the name "Cáodòng" as a union of "Dongshan" and "Caoshan" from one of his Dharma-heirs, Caoshan Benji ; however, the "Cao" much more likely came from ''Cáoxī'' (曹溪), the "mountain-name" of Huineng , the Sixth Ancestor of Chan, as Caoshan was of little importance unlike his contemporary and fellow Dharma-heir, Yunju Daoying. The sect emphasised Sitting Meditation , and later " Silent Illumination " techniques. In 1227 Dogen Zenji took Caodong to Japan as the Sōtō sect, where it became very popular. Caodong masters: |
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