無門宗 - Dictionary

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無門宗

Dictionary Definition:

The unsectarian, Chan or meditative sect, so called because it claimed to derive its authority directly from the mind of Buddha.

Source: A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms -- by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous