Soto and Rinzai Zen Comparison
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- Created on: 22-09-16 10:33
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- Similarities and Differences: Rinzai and Soto
- Similarities
- Both are iconoclastic
- Use of Zen arts
- Bodhisattva ideal
- Non reliance on scriptures and teaching
- Focus on mediation practices
- Bodhidharma's 4 key principles
- Both accept material world
- Sunyata
- Core texts: Lankavarta sutra, heart sutra, diamond sutra
- Teacher - Student Relationship
- Monastic discipline whilst training as monk or nun
- Trace historical roots to Buddha's flower sermon
- Believe in Buddhanature
- Both use art, music and poetry to express Buddhahood
- Awakening through daily activities
- Rinzai
- Mondo's violent lessons with teachers and strict monastic discipline
- Strong focus on teacher-student relationship
- Rooted in Lin Chi
- Practice Samatha yoga - calm then insight
- Focus on instant enlightenment
- Places less emphasis on scripture as attachment can be formed
- Practice strict iconoclasm
- Practice zazen facing away from wall
- Mondo's violent lessons with teachers and strict monastic discipline
- Soto
- Emphasizes no difference between zazen and all daily activity
- Soto more focus on Zazen/meditation practices
- Face wall during zazen meditation
- Rooted in Ts'ao-tung
- Dogen's reverence for the historical Buddha
- Practice non-violent way of teaching. Instead they use daily activities to manifest Buddha nature
- Scripture foundation of practice
- Dogen's ideas about Buddha nature. Rag statue analogy. All beings are Buddha Nature
- Emphasis on silent illumination
- Vipassana yana- using breath
- Similarities
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