--- In [email protected], Brett Corbin <brettalancorbin@...> wrote:
>
> Bill,
> Thank you for explanning that to me. It seems to me that buddhism and
> Zen has almost as much division as christianity. I guess it is just the
> nature of how things work. It starts with a truth and then people start to
> argue about what that truth really means, they divide and start another sect
> and after awhile the same thing starts all over again.
>
> Brett
> http://www.pbase.com/brett1963
Hi Brett. One way to get a handle on the differences of opinion in
Buddhism is to consider the different views on Emptiness, or
Shunyata. The Theravada asserted the emptiness of ego, but really
did not go any farther than that. Mahayana and Vajrayana assert
that emptiness applies to all phenomena. Here are the definitions
given Emptiness by the major schools:
-Emptiness of Inherent Existence (Madhyamaka, Geluk-Pa)
-Emptiness of Subject and Object (Yogacara, Nyingma-Pa)
-Emptiness of Other (Tathagatagarbha, Shentong)
In my opinion, as well as Huang Po's, one should not confuse
philosophy with Zen. All explanations, imo, miss the mark.
Steve
"In truth, our Original Buddha-Nature is nothing that can be
understood. It is glorious and mysterious peacefulness, and that
is all that can be said. You, yourself, must awaken to it,
fathoming its depths. That which is before you is it in its
entirety, with nothing whatsoever lacking." -Huang Po
>
>
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