Comparing Traditions Of Chan/Zen Buddhism And Pure Land Buddhism

Traditions of Chan/Zen Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism Some of the key differences the traditions of Chan/Zen Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism are just schools of practice. They differ mainly by practice, and beliefs, ones that has been handed down from generation to generation. The schools/sects of Buddhism are just preferences; the right to express choice, one which and individuals believes is more desirable. These monks created centers of instruction that carried the Buddhism tradition to new audiences well beyond the borders of India, home of the original Buddha teaching, (400 years after his death) and emerging itself as Hinayana and Mahayana which posed interesting imaged in traditions. The teachings that remained closest to original Buddha’s teaching in tradition was Hinayana or Theravada. Mahayana is the branch of Buddhism that includes Tibetan, Chinese, and Zen Buddhism, developed around AD. Chan/Zen Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism represent extensions of Buddha’s original impulse to put in place systems of spiritual teaching that could be easily followed by men women of all levels of education and social status (Fisher 150-162 and Koshute Lecture Notes). Chan/Zen …show more content…
In Pure Land Buddhism the ritual of the reciting the name of (Amitabha) Buddha, this does not help them into the pure land but rather expresses their gratitude towards Buddha, (Amitabha) meaning immeasurable light, and (he is also known as Amitayus) meaning immeasurable life. Pure Land Buddhism does not hold regular services but is more of a theological statement in a concrete structure of the heart and can be done in any gathering place (Fisher 166 and Koshute Lecture