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Topic: Zen Buddhism

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Most admires:

The Dalai Lama, Gandhi

Personality:

Spiritual, Devout

Religion(s):

Buddhist, Taoist, Sikhism

Favorite body part(s):

Fists

Favorite actor(s):

Bruce Lee

Favorite book(s):

"The Art of Happiness" by His Holiness The Dalai Lama
The Karma Sutra

Favorite religious figure(s):

Siddhartha Gautama

Favorite sport(s):

Karate

Favorite destination(s):

China, India, Asia

Favorite philosopher(s):

Confucius

Favorite quote(s):

"I'm sorry my Karma ran over your Dogma."
"The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins." - Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841-1935)

Expert Talk

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Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk

Zen Buddhism (Japanese zen from Chinese ch'an from Sanskrit dhyana : "meditation") A Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism which has been very influential in the West.
The Dharmadhatu path is based primarily on the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, but also includes elements from the Zen and Theravadin traditions.
Because there are five varieties of Zen, it is an error to exclusively associate the term "zen" with Mahayana Zen Buddhism.

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