Zen
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Summary
Zen is the name of a school of Buddhism. In Bendowa, Dogen writes that the name arose in China and the east, not in India: people spoke of a zazen Sect, then dropped the “Za”. Zen's reputation for spirituality and for a special truth beyond the intellect is questioned in these texts.
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Nowadays, dropping the word “Za,” they talk of just the Zen Sect
Bendōwa Shobogenzo
Texts
- Yunmen’s Lantern Without Mystery ●●● September 2009 — Earth Spiritball of doubt · following Dogen outside Soto Zen · John Daido Loori
John Daido Loori’s commentary to investigate the difference between how he looks at koans and how we look at koan stories
- Practice and Theory in Buddhism ●●●dream of spiritual Japan · Zen beyond the intellect
Zen Buddhism is a special kind of Buddhism which has found a unique path to the truth which does not rely on the intellect
- The Truth as a Cup of Tea ●●● September 2013 — Banský Studenecbeing real, not spiritual
So in Zen, or Chan, it's important to be real, not to be spiritual
- Zen Without Spirituality ●●● September 2015 — Banský Studenecbeing real, not spiritual
unfortunately, Zen has a reputation for spirituality
- Bendōwa ●●● Shobogenzonaming of the Zen sect
Nowadays, dropping the word “Za,” they talk of just the Zen Sect
- How To Pursue the Truth ●●● Shobogenzo · Bendōwanaming of the Zen sect
This name was never heard in India; it was invented in China and Japan.
- A Buddhist Teacher Without a Plan ●●● June 2007 — Padmafarmadream of spiritual Japan
There must be wonderful spiritual culture. But it's a complete dream. Europe is more spiritual than Japan, I find
- Recognising the Marrow in Ourselves ●●● May 2012 — Nová DedinkaZen masters' secret teaching
But I think there's some kind of story that Zen masters always are teaching something special way, you know.
- Buddhism Through European Glasses ●●● August 2014 — Banský Studenecdream of spiritual Japan
we lost our spiritual side in modern times with science, so we look for it somewhere else
Keywords
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Themes (5) dream of spiritual Japan3 naming of the Zen sect2 following Dogen outside Soto Zen Zen beyond the intellect Zen masters' secret teaching
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People (1) John Daido Loori