Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1e81i66/why_is_the_forum_called_zen_and_not_chan/
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1. Buddhism: 8FP religions - mostly based on myths. Many texts are only presevered in Chinese translations. Originally from India.
2. Zazen: Meditation religion not necessarily based on 8FP. Created in Japan. No tradition of records.
3. Zen: Four Statements, Sudden Enlightenment, Public interview tradition. 1,000 years of historical records, mostly transcripts, called koans. Originally from India.
1. Buddhists don't admit Zazen is Buddhist.
2. Zazen Meditation religions claims to be Buddhist, does not do Zen public interview or teach 4 Statements of Zen.
3. Zen rejects 8FP Buddhism and meditation religions.
Academic progress is NOT AT ALL uniform. Chemistry, Psychology, Christianity, Buddhism, all which you can get a degree in, have widely different knowledge standards for their degrees. There is no degree in Zen anywhere in the world.
Zen and Linux: rZen was created by silent contributions, much like Linux. The internet seems to be DATA IS SACRED culture, even when that data is about Zen vs Buddhism vs Meditation.
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I was thinking about the fact that it seems pretty reasonable to call somebody up and talk on the phone about something you talk about on reddit everyday... but some people are nervous about this. Why? It's a phone call. Is it the public nature of the phone call? In a coffee shop it's public too... but it's not scrutinized.
Being wrong... is that the big worry? We all have trouble saying Chinese words, remembering Chinese names, and explaining Zen concepts that the Chinese themselves were uncomfortable with. What's the standard for public conversations when it comes to knowledge? Does that standard mean less people want to talk publicly?
