There is no "Zen Buddha" there is "Zen Buddhism". Zen Buddhism
is a school of Buddhist thought centered on meditation and the
instantaneous awareness of the whole in any situation.
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No, it is not a religion.
Zen is a philosophy, a practice of living, and a lifestyle.
Buddhism is a religion. Zen is a school/ sect within that religion. It is just as possible to have Zen Catholic, Zen Jew. and even Zen Atheist.
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Michelle Kwan, when she was eight years old, would wake up at
3AM to skate before school and after school right after.