ED,
My response below assumes by 'chan' and 'zen' you mean 'Chinese Chan Buddhism'
and 'Japanese Zen Buddhism'. Anyway, my response below is limited to my
knowledge of those...
I only know of Chan from what I've read and the excellent information JMJM has
given us through his posts. From these I do think there is a little difference
between Chinese Chan Buddhism and Japanese Zen Buddhism, but most of that I see
are due to the different cultural wrappings of each. There are many more
parallels and similarities than differences. They are both from the school of
Mahayana Buddhism. If I were to grab any one difference to emphasize I would
say Chan Buddhism is a little more mystical than Japanese Zen Buddhism but
that's about all.
...Bill!
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote:
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> Bill and JM,
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> Do either of you perceive any substantive difference between chan and
> zen?
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> --ED
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