Talk:Dharma combat

A fact from Dharma combat appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 May 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Zen master Línjì Yìxuán (pictured) once jumped up, grabbed a monk, shouted at him, and then called him a "shit stick" in an episode of Dharma combat?

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There's a contradiction; the picture shows Linji (of Rinzai sect) but the text says Dharma combat is typical of Soto sect. This is probably not intended? I'm trying to find a reliable source to say it's more typical of Rinzai. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.54.172.124 (talk) 13:33, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dharma Combat has at its core a selected koan, usually one of the more advanced or difficult ones. The Rinzai school places greater emphasis on koan study, Soto training is more centered on thinking "not-thinking". Soto is considered by many to be a more difficult method, but I find it easier than koan study. Soto trainees are sometimes assigned koans where the teacher sees it to be helpful and the student is ready for it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.19.56.88 (talk) 12:43, 28 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dharma combat is more confined to Rinzai than Soto style. Soto focuses more on "just sitting" while Rinzai focuses more on koan study and pushing methods (e.g. dharma combat). The sources are not hard to find, first google hit see e.g. http://reginazen.webs.com/Lesson%2010-%20Soto%20Zen%20School.pdf — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.45.94.21 (talk) 08:43, 25 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]