[Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

[ED]

Not Zen.

Mahayana/Vajrayana

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amit%C4%81bha
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amit%C4%81bha>



--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Lluís Mendieta <lme...@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi, Anthony
>
> Thanks for answer.
> Well, I am not the best to answer your question, bercause my knowledge
of Zen is very, very superficial.
> Certainly I think that Mahayana stresses more in compassion, but being
all following the teachings of the historical buddha, differences would
be minor.
> The branch that cultivates Amithaba buddha, is considered Zen or is
Mahayana?
>
> With best wishes
>
> Lluís