>On Monday, January 02 kights88 posted: >...snip... as Zen was developed in Japan as opposed to Chan in China and Seon in Korea. ...balance snipped...
Jishin, I think I know what you are saying here; but the way you are saying it makes it sound like zen and chan and seon are fundamentally different. My understanding is that 'zen' is an English transliteration of a Japanese word, that itself is a transliteration of a Chinese word 'chan', which is a transliteration of the Sanskrit 'dhayana'. The practice started in India with Buddha's wordless sermon on Vulture Peak, was brought to China and by Bodhidarma and Southeast Asia by other Indian missionaries, then migrated to Japan, Korea and most recently to the West (Europe, US). In each migration adjustments were made to adapt the teachings to the local culture. In the West the major exporter of the teachings was Japan so we use the word 'zen' and have also adopted a lot of other Japanese words to describe parts of the practice: zazen, kinhin, dokusan, etc... The reason I'm trying to be precise here is to attempt to begin to separate the core of zen teachings from the Japanese clothing it wears in the West which will lead into my next response to Edward's new post: ZEN AND BUDDHISM. Gassho (another Japanese artifact)...Bill! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
