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I didn't say Zen monks didn't build rock gardens or haikus are not influenced by Zen aesthetics and thinking. Equating rock gardens or haikus with Zen makes one
by Uchikoma 14y ago
I didn't say Zen monks didn't build rock gardens or haikus are not influenced by Zen aesthetics and thinking. Equating rock gardens or haikus with Zen makes one laugh. Mu.
Zen is a school of buddhism which focuses on enlightenment, with different sub schools that focus on different methods for attaining enlightenment (well actually it's not, but it helps seeing Zen practitioners goal as gaining enlightment). Zen is not rock gardens, wabi sabi or haikus. Christianity is not building gothic cathedrals.
Glad I have no clue about Zen, or I would need to slap you on your head with a stick.
- kragen 14y agoOh, I see where the disconnect was. You thought I was saying that the rock gardens were Zen Buddhism. I was saying that the rock gardens are Zen Buddhist, in the same way that the Gothic cathedrals are Christian or the Alhambra is Islamic. Of course Zen does not consist of composing haiku, building rock gardens, or reading koans.