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Sōtō Zen or the Sōtō school (曹洞宗, Sōtō-shū) is the largest of the three traditional sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism (the others being Rinzai and Ōbaku ). It is the Japanese line of the Chinese Cáodòng school, [1] which was founded during the Tang dynasty by Dòngshān Liánjiè. It emphasizes Shikantaza, meditation with no ...
Huineng is regarded as the founder of the "Sudden Enlightenment" Southern Chan school of Buddhism, which focuses on an immediate and direct attainment of Buddhist enlightenment. The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch ( 六祖壇經 ), which is said to be a record of his teachings, is a highly influential text in the East Asian Buddhist ...
e. Buddhism in the West (or more narrowly Western Buddhism) broadly encompasses the knowledge and practice of Buddhism outside of Asia in the Western world. Occasional intersections between Western civilization and the Buddhist world have been occurring for thousands of years. The first Westerners to become Buddhists were Greeks who settled in ...
Apr 7, 2010 · ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 6, 1999 Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America. By Charles S. Prebish. University of California Press, 1999, xi + 334 pages, ISBN: 0-520-21696-2 (clo…
Hsuan Hua meditating in the lotus position. Hong Kong, 1953.. Hsuan Hua (Chinese: 宣化; pinyin: Xuānhuà; lit. 'proclaim and transform'; April 26, 1918 – June 7, 1995), also known as An Tzu, Tu Lun and Master Hua by his Western disciples, was a Chinese monk of Chan Buddhism and a contributing figure in bringing Chinese Buddhism to the United States in the late 20th century.
Feb 21, 2022 · Introduction. In this survey, “Chan” (禪) refers to Chan texts produced in China from the early Tang dynasty (618–907) through the Yuan dynasty (1279–1367). This is a survey of studies on Chan literature, which is a branch of Chinese literature (and simultaneously a branch of Buddhist literature). The framework involves a selection of ...
Nov 29, 2023 · Watt Munisotaram is a Cambodian Buddhist temple in Hampton, Minnesota, built by the Minnesota Cambodian Buddhist Society, which was established in 1982. The Buddhist temple now spans 40 acres of land and includes a large temple built in 2007, the old temple where the monks and priests live year-round, an outdoor shrine, and a stupa.
