How did Zen arrive in Japan?

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Japanu je mjesto gdje se prakticira zen budizam. U Japanu ima trinaest različitih budističkih škola, svaka sa svojim hramovima, svećenicima i brojnim sljedbenicima. Te škole uključuju tendai, shingon, rinzai, jodo, nichiren, soto, obaku, ritsu, juzu-nenbucu, hosso, kegon i ji-shu. Od tih trinaest škola, tri su povezane sa zen budizmom: rinzai, soto i obaku. Riječ “zen” … Read more

Intuition in Zen Buddhism

Zen Buddhism is quite an unusual teaching. Historians and philosophers today debate whether it is a religion or a philosophy because Zen denies any external rituals, does not require special clothing or diet, and does not involve philosophical debates or religious revelations. The entire Zen literature consists of anecdotes from the lives of Zen teachers … Read more