Monday, October 15, 2007
Zen Buddhism
Zen is the most well-known modern school of Buddhism. It follows Siddhartha Gautama's belief that enlightenment should be achieved through meditation. People following the idea of zen believe that all people have a "Buddha nature" in them but it is just being clouded by ignorance and the only way to bring forth their hidden Buddha nature is by clearing your mind through meditation and ridding it of desires and ignorance. Usually in Zen Buddhism, a master guides a disciple through the meditation process to achieve enlightenment.
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My sources for this information are:
http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/zen.html
http://www.religionfacts.com/buddhism/sects/zen.htm
wow. this is really interesting. its cool how they believe that everyone has the same form of enlightenment in them but certain people cant achieve it because its being blocked out by ignorance and other daily tasks in life that keep you from seeing whats truely important, and in reality what makes you achieve enlightenment.
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