What is ZEN?
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Buddhism is a very important religion in China and one of the three major schools of thought along with Taoism and Confucianism. Buddhism has affected, and been affected by, Chinese culture, philosophy, way of life, literature and even politics for the past 2000 years. The arrival of Buddhism in China followed the first contacts between China and Central Asia which happened with the opening of the Silk Road in the second century BC. At that time, the Emperor Han Wudi had great respect for and deep ...
Myoan Eisai (1141-1215), a Japanese Zen master brought Rinzai Zen from China to Japan. He succeeded in establishing the first Zen temple ...
If someone asks me what Zen is I may not be able to give them a satisfactory answer in terms of words or theories, unless the words that may encourage them to practice it. I can, however, define it in a few ways that might help devotees distinguish it from other techniques. Zen is a practice, a belief, a way of remedy, a way of gaining insight into our own nature, a guide to discovering our true self. It is a pointer to ...