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4 days ago · A History. Part One: India and China: "Zen (Chin. Ch'an, an abbreviation of ch'an-na, which transliterates the Sanskrit Dhyāna (Devanagari: ध्यान) or its Pali cognate Jhāna (Sanskrit; Pāli झान), terms meaning "meditation") is the name of a Mahāyāna Buddhist school of meditation originating in China.
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3 days ago · Chinese Buddhism also developed various unique traditions of Buddhist thought and practice, including Tiantai, Huayan, Chan Buddhism, and Pure Land Buddhism. From its inception, Chinese Buddhism has been influenced by native Chinese religions and philosophy , especially Confucianism and Taoism , but also Chinese folk religion .
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3 days ago · Zen, also referred to as Chan in Chinese, is a school that originated from the Mahayana Buddhist tradition in China during the Tang Dynasty. It is believed that Chan was brought to China by Bodhidharma, a legendary Buddhist monk of Indian descent, who traveled there and eventually settled.
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1 day ago · Chan Buddhism was influenced by all the previous Chinese Buddhist currents. The Mādhyamaka of Sengzhao, for example, influenced the views of the Chan patriarch Shen Hui (670-762), a critical figure in the development of Chan, as can be seen by his "Illuminating the Essential Doctrine" (Hsie Tsung Chi).
For the nerds interested in Zen history (Me and who?), A new Alan Cole's article was published exactly a month ago, here is the abstract: This essay argues that the long-standing assumption that Chan Buddhism began as a meditation movement is outdated and needs to be replaced by a paradigm that sees the origins of Chan in a set of literary inventions that took form in the mid-Tang era and were ...
4 days ago · Chögyam Trungpa (born February 1940, Kahm, Tibet—died April 4, 1987, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) was the abbot of the Surmang Monastery in Tibet (China) and founder of the Tibetan Buddhist organization Shambhala International, which was established in the United States in the second half of the 20th century to disseminate Buddhist teachings, especially the practice of meditation.
5 days ago · Chan released two albums and four singles between 1959 and 1966. He was the first Latino to be inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Stay updated with your free Noise11.com daily music news ...
