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Questions tagged with 'Rinzai Zen'
Soto and Rinzai Zen are two major schools of Zen Buddhism, each with distinct approaches to meditation and enlightenment. Soto Zen, founded by Dogen Zenji, emphasizes ''Shikantaza'' or ''just sitting,'' a form of meditation where the practitioner sits with no specific focus or object. Rinzai Zen, es...
Soto and Rinzai Zen are two major schools of Zen Buddhism, each with distinct approaches to meditation. Soto Zen emphasizes ''shikantaza,'' or ''just sitting,'' a form of meditation where the practitioner sits with no specific focus or object of concentration. Rinzai Zen, on the other hand, focuses ...
Koans are paradoxical questions, statements, or stories used in Zen meditation to transcend logical thinking and access deeper states of awareness. They are a cornerstone of advanced Zen practice, particularly in the Rinzai school, where they serve as tools to break through the limitations of the ra...