a
Buddhist sect in Japan. It originated in
India and differed from most
schools of
Buddhism in disregarding the
sacred books and in emphasizing
self-
knowledge and introspection (examination of one's own thoughts and feelings). And as soon as we get them
open, we first find all of this
information flooding in-
information suddenly starting to appear, parts of the
Veda starting to appear; various practices of
Buddhism, Zen
Buddhism, other things start to
crop up in Europe.
a
Buddhist sect in Japan. It originated in
India and differed from most
schools of
Buddhism in disregarding the
sacred books and in emphasizing
self-
knowledge and introspection (examination of one's own thoughts and feelings). Zen teachers will sometimes resort to a sort of "
shock therapy" where they
strike a pupil to startle him into
understanding. See also
Buddhism in this glossary.
a
particular movement of
Buddhism, introduced into
China in the 6th century a.d. and into Japan in the 12th century, that emphasizes enlightenment by means of meditation and direct,
intuitive insights. Zen Buddhists say that one finds
truth in
experience, not in
thinking about it or listening to someone talk about
experience. To understand the meaning of
life, one must live, not make up theories about it.
Buddhist sect in Japan. It originated in
India and differed from most
schools of
Buddhism in disregarding the
sacred books and in emphasizing
self-
knowledge and introspection (examination of one's own thoughts and feelings).