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Zen Buddhism: A Guide to Its History, Practice, and Meaning
1. Introduction: What Is Zen? Zen is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that emphasizes direct, experiential insight into the nature of existence. At its heart, Zen is not a belief system or a philosophy to be studied, but a practice to be embodied. The word “Zen” is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word “Chan,”…