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Zen

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also Zen Buddhism · Zen sect · Soto

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

  1. Yunmen’s Lantern Without Mystery ●●● September 2009 — Earth Spirit

    John Daido Loori’s commentary to investigate the difference between how he looks at koans and how we look at koan stories

    ball of doubt · following Dogen outside Soto Zen · John Daido Loori
  2. Practice and Theory in Buddhism ●●●

    Zen Buddhism is a special kind of Buddhism which has found a unique path to the truth which does not rely on the intellect

    dream of spiritual Japan · Zen beyond the intellect
  3. The Truth as a Cup of Tea ●●● September 2013 — Banský Studenec

    So in Zen, or Chan, it's important to be real, not to be spiritual

    being real, not spiritual
  4. Zen Without Spirituality ●●● September 2015 — Banský Studenec

    unfortunately, Zen has a reputation for spirituality

    being real, not spiritual
  5. Bendōwa ●●● Shobogenzo

    Nowadays, dropping the word “Za,” they talk of just the Zen Sect

    naming of the Zen sect
  6. How To Pursue the Truth ●●● Shobogenzo · Bendōwa

    This name was never heard in India; it was invented in China and Japan.

    naming of the Zen sect
  7. A Buddhist Teacher Without a Plan ●●● June 2007 — Padmafarma

    There must be wonderful spiritual culture. But it's a complete dream. Europe is more spiritual than Japan, I find

    dream of spiritual Japan
  8. Recognising the Marrow in Ourselves ●●● May 2012 — Nová Dedinka

    But I think there's some kind of story that Zen masters always are teaching something special way, you know.

    Zen masters' secret teaching
  9. Buddhism Through European Glasses ●●● August 2014 — Banský Studenec

    we lost our spiritual side in modern times with science, so we look for it somewhere else

    dream of spiritual Japan

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