... into two categories, those that have a more or less direct Indian counterpart and those which have a more or less direct Indian counterpart and those that are native to China. The principal schools are the Vinaya, the Kosa, the Madhyamaka, the Yogacara, and the Mantrayana. Those schools in principal are also the schools of Korean and Japanese Buddhism. Some schools developed more significant local traditions than others. Chinese Buddhists don't represent separate ordination lineages; instead they focus on a lineage of teachings and interpretations of Buddhist thoughts and practice. It appears that movement between the schools was normal but the early attempts to establish the norms of Buddhist monastic practice in China seemed to of been hindered by a need of knowledge of the Vinaya. Ch'an, which derives from the Sanskrit dhyana, is used in Indian Buddhist theory to designate the attainment of a deep state of peace by ...

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