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Soutsada Sikhounchanh
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Sabrina Fuentes
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Theravada
Comprising 38% of all Buddhists
Typically found in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka
Came about in the 3rd century (BCE) Teaching according to this
school of Buddhism is very plain and straightforward
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Mahayana
Largest branches of Buddhists, comprising ~56-62%
Typically found in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Tibet, Vietnam,
Nepal, Bhutan, and Mongolia
There are 8 major schools, which includes Zen Buddhism
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What is Zen?
Zen is a school of Mahayana Buddhism, which in any language,
means meditation
Emerged in China about 15 centuries ago
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Zen
Under the Sixth Patriarch, Huineng (638-713), Zen shed some of
its vestigial Indian trappings, becoming more Chinese
Zen organized itself into five houses or five school
Zen is sometimes called the face-to-face transmission of dharma
outside the sutras (Sanskrit scripture)
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Mahayanas Lineage
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Zen Buddhism
Bodhidharmas definition: Direct pointing to the mind; no
dependence on words and letters
Not an intellectual discipline you can learn from books
Practice of mind and seeing into ones nature
Main tool is zazen daily zazen is the foundation of Zen practice
enlightenment is achieved through the profound realization that
one is already an enlightened being
enlightenment is a result of ones own efforts deities and
scriptures can offer only limited assistance
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Mandala
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Zen Buddhism
Ultimately Zen is about coming faceto-face with yourself, in a very direct
and intimate way.
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Questions?
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OBrien, Barbara. Zen 101: Zazen and Zenspeak. about religion N.p., N.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.
Peto, Alan. Schools In: Comparing Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism. Buddhism N.p., 21 Jul.
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The Buddhist Schools. Buddhist Studies N.p., 2008. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.
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