Zen as a way of life 
.... Suzuki tells one story in which a
Zen monk was asked "How deep is the river of
Zen?" As Suzuki writes: "The reference to the river arose out of their encounter ....
(3148
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Zen and Socrates
.... A
Zen monk in ancient Athens would have gladly drunk the hemlock, and the Greek philosopher would have been welcomed in Buddhist monasteries. ....
(1100
4
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Cha'an Buddhism (Zen)
.... There are many given truths practiced in
Zen: Besides attending to various practical affairs, the
Zen monk has to listen to the master's occasional sermons ....
(1406
6
)
Zen Buddhism & the Arts
.... After he became a wandering
Zen monk, he wrote travel essays that recorded aesthetic experiences that were analogous to satori, "composing short, impromptu ....
(4140
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Essential Zen
.... If you wear
monk's robes, and underneath, you have not clarified the great .... thing." The concept of nonpossession is extremely important to the core of
Zen. ....
(2405
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History of Zen Buddhism
.... 49-57). "Satori" is the Japanese
Zen term for awakening, and its .... The
monk Bodhidharma retired to a monastery in Wei, China, and stayed there for nine years. ....
(2846
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Zen Buddhism: Characteristics and Origins
.... does not claim to be a theistic religion that would create a conflicting loyalty, a strict Roman Catholic priest or
monk can practice
Zen Buddhism correctly ....
(2132
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Buddhism & Islam
.... gives an example of the disease of grasping at ceremony as he tells about studying in a
Zen monastery. The situation was that he told the
monk he wanted to ....
(3178
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The History of Shinto
.... may exert a charm that may be enjoyed by all (except a Buddhist
monk whose main .... The
Zen concept of protecting the environment must begin with the fact that the ....
(1876
8
)
The naturalistic sculpture of Unkei
.... Thus, the influence of Nara and Sung art, and the rise of
Zen Buddhism, "led .... This line echoes the horizontal of the
monk's shoulders, and the fall of the robes ....
(1864
7
)
The books of the Bible
.... London: Penguin, 1969. Notker the Stammerer,
Monk of Saint Gall. Charlemagne. .... 2d ed. New York, Harper & Row, 1964. Watts, Alan. Beat
Zen, Square
Zen and
Zen. ....
(3401
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Buddhism
.... encountering four signs: an old man, a sick man, a corpse, and a
monk. .... now Buddha) achieved his great Enlightenment, which is the goal of all
Zen Buddhists (Do ....
(2463
10
)
Budhist Approach to Salvation
.... of the classical school of Japanese Buddhism, the Pure Land Schools, and
Zen. .... in the life of concentration and meditation led by the Buddhist
monk" (Creel 307 ....
(2517
10
)
Taoism & Tai Chi
.... to America by Englishmen turned American Alan Watts, but because
Zen Buddhism and .... Chi came into existence during the 6th century BC by a Taoist
monk named Chou ....
(1199
5
)
Buddhism's Future in America
.... At least one
Zen center can be found in 47 states across the country .... hammering out its own shape: an emphasis on householder instead of
monk, community instead ....
(1549
6
)
Buddhism's Future in America
.... At least one
Zen center can be found in 47 states across the country .... hammering out its own shape: an emphasis on householder instead of
monk, community instead ....
(1568
6
)
The Literature of the Reincarnation
.... complicated as Hinduism and is more sectarian (witness Theravada, Mahayana, and
Zen strands of .... a sick man, and old man, a dead man, and a
monk--symbolizing the ....
(5625
23
)
World Religions
.... householder, forest dweller (
monk), or sannyasi, or mendicant ascetic (the
monk raised to .... enlightenment came into China, then Korea and Japan as
Zen Buddhism. ....
(6456
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Meditation in Tibetan Buddhism
.... and Tibetan (Lamaist) Buddhism on the mainland to Ch'an or
Zen in Japan. .... culminating in the life of concentration and meditation led by the Buddhist
monk. ....
(2908
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Buddhism in China It is difficult to
.... A Buddhist
monk, An Shih-kao, in Kusha (a kingdom in Central Asia) began translating Buddhist .... Ch'an sect: The Ch'an sect is a
Zen sect whose theology claims to ....
(466
2
)
Buddhist Belief System
.... In these communities, each
monk is not only responsible for seeking his own enlightenment, but also for aiding .... This school is the forerunner of
Zen Buddhism. ....
(681
3
)
The history of Hinduism
.... This further evolved into Ch'an or
Zen Buddhism, and that so-called subitist .... culminating in the life of concentration and meditation led by the Buddhist
monk. ....
(1512
6
)
Anthropology of Religion
....
Zen emphasizes "self-understanding and self-reliance" (Tsunoda, et al .... around a life of concentration and meditation that would be typical of the life of a
monk. ....
(2813
11
)
Meditation and Dogma
.... Pure Land, and some Tibetan practice; Theravada;, Vaishaika, Sautrantika, and
Zen. .... transformational experience of Thomas Aquinas, the 13th-century
monk who is ....
(2636
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