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Group VI
 The
Inroduction
of the Zen to
the West
Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
(1870 1966)

Suzuki was credited

in introducing Zen
Buddhism to West
His goal in Zen was
never provided a
method or any
practical guidance
Alan
Watts
(1915-1973)

He popularized
the idea of
Suzuki about
Zen in America
 Soto
School School that
Rinzai teach Zen
School
It becomes popular,
Itwhile
was seldom mentioned by
Suzuki
Remained
unknown
 1960s and 1970s
Some Soto Masters
Shunryu Suzuki /
Daini Kagiri
(America)
Taisen Deshimaru
(Europe)

The Zen spread due to

their efforts
These masters considered as
a real introducers of Zen in
West
The Origins of
Zen
Zen
It was main
formed in Japan
It is a school of Buddhism
that claims to present the
purest essence of
Buddhist teaching.
 Siddhartha
Gautama
Born 563 BCE in
North India
A son of king
A local sage said that
he will be great when
he was born
As a future king, his
father accustomed
his comfortable and
luxurious life to
 (29 yrs. old) as a preparation to be a
king, he left the kingdom
For 6 yrs., he trained the greatest
yoga in North India
Because of dissatisfaction, he
realize that the meditation
techniques in India is only a
temporary cure from human
sufferings.
(35 yrs. old) He became a Buddha
Im awake meaning radiant,
peaceful, compassionate and
charismatic.
 Tripitaka
- Tri means Three,
Pitaka means
Basket
- Named given to a
Buddhist sacred
scriptures
- Composed in Pali
language and takes
up Forty volumes in
English translation
Hinayana

A sanskrit means Smaller

Vehicle
Represented today by the
Theravada School
Theravada- ma canon
which is dominant today in
parts of South East Asia
Arhat a sage who through
Mahayana
A sanskrit means
Great Vehicle
Dominant in East Asia
Bodhisattva
a person who vows to
dedicate life to the salvation
of all sentient beings, not
accepting full liberation until
all others are free from