RELG 253 Quiz: Rinzai Zen Monastic Practice and the Koan (Notes).docx

• School: McGill University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELG 253
• Professor: G.V.Hori

Document Summary

Rinzai zen monastic practice and the koan (25 february 2015) All sentient being have buddha nature = fundamental principle in east asian buddhism. Example: what is the sound of one hand clapping: but koan are texts. Chan is not founded on words or texts. Experience of awakening is not learned through reading texts. Koan are excerpted words from a text. Koan collection texts would be created on primary texts. Further commentaries expounding the meaning would be given by monks. What"s happening here is that meditation practice and literary practice are being paired together: chan meditation practice in tang (618-907 ce) To bring turmoil of mind to a halt, then you can attain insight. Indian buddhist meditation: ta-hui tsung-kao (1089-1163) Created k"an-hua chan ( observe the critical phrase ) The critical phrase" is a part of a koan hand clapping". Ex: the critical phrase of the koan what is the sound of one hand clapping = sound of one: hakuin (1686-1768)