Editing Linji Yixuan (section)

=== Posthumous influence ===
[[file:Pavilion of shared history, Jingshan, 2023.jpg|thumb|Pavilion in memory of the shared origin of Chinese Linji and Japanese Rinzai in Jingshan Temple]]
After Linji's death, his disciples then cremated him and built a memorial pagoda for the master's remains in the capital of Daming Prefecture. The Chinese emperor decreed that Linji was to receive the posthumous title "Huizhao Chanshi" ({{lang|zh|慧照禪師}}, “Meditation Master of Illuminating Wisdom”).{{sfn|Sasaki|2009|p=77-78}}

According to Yanagida Seizan, "Linji died probably in his early or mid-fifties, and thus did not reach the advanced age of many of the illustrious masters of his time. Nor did he leave a large body of notable disciples to disseminate his style of Chan."{{sfn|Sasaki|2009|p=78}} 

Of Linji's small body of disciples, only [[Xinghua Cunjiang]]'s line of transmission survived.{{sfn|Sasaki|2009|p=78}} Very little is known of Cunjiang's heir Nanyuan Huiyong.{{sfn|Sasaki|2009|p=78}} The three succeeding figures from Nanyuan: Fengxue Yanzhao, Shoushan Shengnian, and Fenyang Shanzhao, all remained in the Yellow river area.{{sfn|Sasaki|2009|p=78}} According to Albert Welter, "While the inspiration for the Linji Chan faction was, of course Linji Yixuan, the real founder of the movement was, as noted previously, Shoushan Shengnian (926—993), a fourth-generation descendant."{{sfn|Welter|2008|p=112}}

Fenyang Shanzhao's heir, Shishuang Chuyuan, transmitted the Linji lineage to Southern China. Shishuang was instrumental in promoting and expanding the influence of the [[Linji school]].{{sfn|Sasaki|2009|p=78}} Over time, this tradition became one of the largest and most influential schools of [[Chan Buddhism|Chan]] in East Asia, with branches in Japan ([[Rinzai school|Rinzai]]), Korea and Vietnam. 

Linji's students compiled and passed on his teachings in various sources, the most famous of which is the ''Recorded Sayings of Linji (Línjì yǔlù)''.{{sfn|Sasaki|2009|p=83}}