The way The "goal" Background Chinese texts Classical Post-classical Contemporary Zen in Japan Seon in Korea Thiền in Vietnam Western Zen The Guiyang school (Chinese: 潙仰宗; pinyin: Guīyǎng Zōng, also read Weiyang School[1]) is one of the schools of Chan Buddhism.
[2] Guiyang is named after master Guishan Lingyou (771–854) and his disciple, Yangshan Huiji (813–890).
Guishan was a disciple of Baizhang Huaihai, the Chan master whose disciples included Huangbo Xiyun, who in turn taught Linji Yixuan, founder of the Linji school.
[3] After founding the Guiyang School, Yangshan moved his school to what is now modern Jiangxi.
Xuyun attempted to revive these absorbed lineages and succeeded in the case of the Guiyang school.