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Archive for the zazen vs vipassana, shakantaza vs jhana, etc

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An idea spawned by a recent grumble against recurrence of Mahayana threads and posts was to create an archive of previous comparative threads and other materials people can be pointed towards rather than clogging up the board and causing disruption. If you see others, perhaps they can be added here.

Here are some threads on comparison between Theravada and Zen meditation:

http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=13382

http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=4508

http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=15568

http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=15228

http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=5078

http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=4605

http://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=16429

On historic perspectives on Theravada, Mahayana and their scriptures:

http://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=16769

http://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=14909

http://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=18145

http://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=10218

http://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=7117

On Buddha-nature, Tathagatagarba etc

http://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3455

http://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=7716

http://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=16375

http://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=14770

Is Mahayana legit and the differences between the two traditions

http://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=13336

http://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=15403

http://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=8328

http://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=6536

http://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=1181
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Re: Archive for the zazen vs vipassana, shakantaza vs jhana,

Post by bodom »

Thank you for this Dan!

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Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.

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Thanks Dan, and thanks for your very useful input in some of those threads. As some of those discussions make clear, it is not really A versus B, but different ways of interpreting or implementing Dhamma/Dharma.

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Post by ancientbuddhism »

Here is a helpful summary posted some time ago by Gregory Wonderwheel on Zen Forum International:

Vipassana & shikantaza: does it matter?
“I say, beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes.” – Henry David Thoreau, Walden, 1854

Secure your own mask before assisting others. – NORTHWEST AIRLINES (Pre-Flight Instruction)

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