Show threadSydneyJimAug 3, 2025
Each school began with a teacher who adapted what they learned. That’s why we have so many schools. In #Japan alone:
#Eisai studied #Chan in China, came back & founded #Japanese #RinzaiZen.
#Dōgen also went to China, studied Caodong (#Sōtō) & brought it back, reshaping it for #Japan.
#Shinran studied #Tendai, left it, & founded #JōdoShinshū.
#Nichiren followed the #LotusSūtra above all, creating his own movement. (4/10)
InkiporiApr 9, 2025
The marvelous Kosho-ji (興聖寺) in Kyoto on film

#興聖寺#rolleiflex #rollei #analogphotography #analogvibes #travelphotography #zen #buddhism #rinzaizen #zentemple #japan #kyoto #analog #analogue #mediumformat #mediumformatphotography #film #filmphotography #wanderlust
Gleanings in Buddha FieldsMar 20, 2024

In a recent post I talked about how Zen imported from Song-Dynasty China found patronage with the elite samurai families of the city of Kamakura. Sometimes this was due to the cultural prestige of Zen among "country bumpkin samurai", but also the new Zen monastic community drew sincere students as well, helping it take root. #Japan #kyoto #zen #RinzaiZen

http://nembutsu.cc/2024/03/20/the-five-mountains-system-in-medieval-japan/

The Five Mountains System in Medieval Japan

In a recent post I talked about how Zen imported from Song-Dynasty China found patronage with the elite samurai families of the city of Kamakura. Sometimes this was due to the cultural prestige of …

Gleanings in Buddha-Fields
Gleanings in Buddha FieldsFeb 24, 2024

A Not-So Brief History of Zen and Samurai

There is a persistent image in the West of samurai being adherents of Zen, that the "way of the warrior" (bushido) and Zen are somehow one and the same. One can imagine a samurai who has practiced swordsmanship to a finely honed skill, meditating under a waterfall, and writing Zen-like deathbed poetry…. #buddhism #zen #samurai #sotozen #RinzaiZen #japanesehistory #Japan

http://nembutsu.cc/2024/02/23/a-not-so-brief-history-of-zen-and-samurai/

A Not-So Brief History of Zen and Samurai

There is a persistent image in the West of samurai being adherents of Zen, that the “way of the warrior” (bushido)1 and Zen are somehow one and the same. One can imagine a samurai who h…

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