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There is no "regular" Buddhism. There are a number of schools of Buddhism. Zen is one school that originates from Japan.

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Chinese chan buddhism was adopted as Zen Buddhism in Japan


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Huiguangchanshi. has written: 'Chan xue ru men' -- subject(s): Zen Buddhism 'Chan xue wen da' -- subject(s): Zen Buddhism


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Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki has written: 'Manual of Zen Buddhism' -- subject(s): Buddha and Buddhism, Buddhist Gods, Gods, Buddhist, Sacred books, Zen 'The Awakening of Zen' 'Zen Buddhism And Psychoanalysis' 'Zen and Japanese culture' -- subject(s): Japan, Civilization, Zen influences, Zen Buddhism 'Zen and Japanese culture' 'MANUAL OF ZEN BUDDHISM' 'Essays in Zen Buddhism, second series' -- subject(s): Zen Buddhism, Addresses, essays, lectures 'Chan yu xin li fen xi' 'Zen and the Love of Nature' 'Genetica' 'On Indian Mahayana Buddhism' 'Studies in the Lankavatara Sutra' 'Zen Buddhism, selected writings' -- subject(s): Zen Buddhism, Buddhism, Bouddhisme zen, Zen 'Lankavatara Sutra' 'Mysticism' -- subject(s): Relations, Shin (Sect), Mysticism, Comparative studies, Catholic Church 'An introduction to Zen Buddhism' -- subject(s): Buddhism, Buddhist Monasticism and religious orders, Monasticism and religious orders, Buddhist, Zen Buddhism 'Outlines of Mahayana Buddhism' -- subject(s): Mahayana Buddhism 'Essays in Zen Buddhism-OSI' 'Studies in Zen' -- subject(s): Zen Buddhism, Philosophy 'The Training of the Zen Buddhist Monk' 'Zen Buddhism and psychanalysis' 'Mysticism' 'Buddha of Infinite Light' 'Zen and the Art of Tea' 'Buddha of the Infinite Light the Teachin' 'Sengai, the Zen master' 'Manual of Zen Buddhism -Op/73' 'Sengai' 'Mysticism, Christian and Buddhist' -- subject(s): Mysticism 'Nihonteki reisei' -- subject(s): History, Buddhism, Pure Land Buddhism 'Zen and the Samurai' 'The field of Zen' -- subject(s): Zen Buddhism, Addresses, essays, lectures 'Sengai'


What is Japanese Zen Buddhism?

Zen Buddhism. Soto or Rinzai. Beyond that, the question is what is Zen Buddhism.


What has the author Zhen'guan written?

Zhen'guan. has written: 'Chan zong de kai wu yu chuan cheng' -- subject(s): Biography, Priests, Zen, Zen Buddhism, Zen Priests


Who is Bodidharma?

Bodhidharma was a India monk who founded Chan/Zen Buddhism.


What has the author Hutian Ba written?

Hutian Ba has written: 'Chan gu shi xin ji' -- subject(s): Chinese Zen poetry, Doctrines, Zen Buddhism, Zen poetry, Chinese


When did Zen Buddhism start?

Zen Buddhism started in China around the 6th century. It was supposedly brought over from India by a monk. Eventually, it was influenced by the Tao, which explains it's differences compared to the Indian schools of Buddhism.


What is unique about Zen Buddhism?

There are few elements about Zen Buddhism that are truly unique. Mostly the difference between Zen Buddhism and other forms of Buddhism is just a matter of emphasis. In Rinzai Buddhism, there are unsolvable questions called koans. These are unique, not found in any other denomination.


What religion did Danny Caine and the Shaolin order belong to on Kung Fu?

Shaolin belongs to the Chan (Zen) sect of Buddhism.


What does Chan mean in Chinese?

"Chan" refers to the Chinese word 禪 (chán), which is the Chinese equivalent of the Sanskrit term "dhyana," meaning meditation or concentration. It is commonly associated with Chan Buddhism, known as Zen Buddhism in Japan, and emphasizes the practice of meditation to gain enlightenment.


What has the author Chang Jiu Liu written?

Chang Jiu Liu has written: 'Shuo chan' -- subject(s): Zen Buddhism