五代至宋初的禅宗文献中逐渐出现了“五家”的说法，指的是沩仰宗、临济宗、曹洞宗、云门宗和法眼宗这五支宗派。禅宗宗派之被称为“家”，与历史上其他思想流派有所不同，因为它代表了一种以法脉为核心、类似于家系的新的组织形式。这种新的现象根源于禅宗对法脉的重视，同时也是受唐宋变革时期的宗族制度和史学发展影响的产物。%From the Five Dynasties up to the Song Dynasty, the concept of Five Sects, which refers to the five Zen schools:the Wei Yang sect, the Lin Ji sect, the Cao Dong sect, the Yun Men sect and the Fa Yan sect, slowly emerged in Zen literature. Distinct from other Chinese ideological schools, the represen-tation of a lineage-like organization based on religious clan identity made Zen to be called Sects. This lineage-like organization originates from the emphasis on religious clan identity placed by Zen and also the product of the development of clan system and history during the Tang-Song Transitional Period.
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