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Chan Buddhism (Zen)
This form of Buddhism came from India to China. There are
3 key features:
*sitting meditation (zazen) ->this involves awareness of the breath and quieting of the mind
*the use of koans (freeing your mind of illogical problems) ->an example of a Zen koan is "What is the sound of
one hand clapping?"
*life awareness
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The Forbidden
City
*located in the center of Beijing
*has 9 separate housing complexes
*the number 9 holds special
meaning in the design
*the nails on every door are arranged in lines of 9
*9=most important number (only emperors
could use it)
Samurai and Zen
*samurai means "to serve"
*most samurai practiced Shinto and
were highly influenced by Zen Buddhism (which taught serenity when facing death)
*Zen is connected to Bushido which is
the Way of the Warrior and to the earliest martial arts forms: aikido, karate, and kendo.
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