Bill,
If one sets out what one believes to be the characteristics of Zen, Buddhism and Chan into three separate lists, then comparing the lists should make clear similarities and differences. Three of the characteristics might be o Goals o Nature of the practice o Guidance from scriptures o A set of explicit or implicit beliefs o etc. --ED --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > Hey! Where is everybody? Are you all meditating or out playing golf or something? I haven't seen a post for a couple days now. > > I usually don't start threads, but just to get things started I'll start one with a question: > > What is the difference between zen (or Chan) and Buddhism? > > Chew on that for a while! > > ...Bill! ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
