抄録
In 13th century, Pojo Chinul (1158-1210) published documents about the theory of reconciliation of Zen practice and Zen doctrines by the Zongmi school, and he started the Suseonsa 修禅社 meditation group. At the same time, Zhigian (1145-1229) published “A Circle Drawing” (a collection of Zen circles or Yuanxiang 圓相) expounding on the advantages of the Patriarchal Zen system that used the Zen circle dharma of the Gui Yang School, a Patriarchal Zen system.
Zhiqian, influenced by Shunzhi in Five Crown Mountain (829-893), accepted the idea of a Zen circle from the Gui Yang School. Later on his life, Zhiqian went into seclusion in Jangdan where Sunnzhi had introduced the Gui Yang School to the Korean Peninsula for the first time. In Jangdan, Sunnzhi practiced the Zen of the Gui Yang School, which expressed inexpressible spiritual experiences through Yuanxiang. He also managed to edit “A Circle Drawing”.
