MusŌ SŌseki
MUSŌ SŌSEKI (1275–1351), a monk of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism in medieval Japan. Born into an aristocratic family, he entered the religious life a...
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Zen
ZEN. [This article treats the development of the Zen sect in Japan. The historical antecedents of this school, the practices and institutions of Chinese Chan Buddhism, are discussed in Chan.]
The ...
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Chan and Zen
Zen is the latest Japanese development in a number of similar Buddhist traditions known as "Chan" in China, "Seon" in Korea, and "Thiên" i...
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Zen and the Beat Way by Alan Watts Is set in the late fifties and sixties. Its author reminds me of a pre- hippie. He was a former Episcopal priest who left his home in England and his religion for C...
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Zen Philosophy in Japanese Death Poems:
Dealing With Death
Each and every culture follows a certain set of distinct practices that are distinct and specific to each individual culture. The co...
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Musō Sōseki
Chan and Zen
