Rinzai

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Rinzai

Rhymes with -aɪ

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Borrowed from Japanese 臨済.

proper noun

A school of Zen buddhism in Japan, based on sudden enlightenment though koans and for that reason also known as the "sudden school".

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@misc{rinzai_2026,
  title = {Rinzai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rinzai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}