Zen Buddhism

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Prologue ...1 2. Introduction .....32 Buddhist background of zen buddhism .....32 3. The concept of zen Buddhism .....42 Zen and dhya ....42 Zen as a spiritual discipline .....45 The verbal and actional aspect of zen .....48 Actional .....51 Rinzai zen and soto zen ....53 4. The concept of Koan ....59 The koan and the limitation of thought ....59 Koan as a means to transcend the limt of thought .....63 The koan and the mondo .....67 Koan and zen-masters ....71 5. The concept of satori (Enlightenment) ....77 Satori and enlightenment ....77 Satori and absolute freedom ...82 Satori and oneness ....86 6. The zen and taoism ....91 Zen and the concept of tao ....91 Zen and the shintoism .....95 The concept of zen and love of nature ....99 7. The zen and confucianism ....111 The zen and the confucian morality .....11 The zen and the down to earth philosophy ....137 8. Conclusion .....143