upon closer analysis, one can find mutual underlying themes. This essay will first explore the apparent differences between Zen and Pure Land, then argue that despite the two’s differences, there is indeed an underlying theme that runs between the two religion’s interpretation of concept of jinen hōni and ishness, of rescue, of enlightenment, and of Bodhisattva’s compassion, which is the concept of emptiness.
D.T Suzuki in his essay, “What is Zen?” defines Zen Buddhism as a “discipline in enlightenment”…
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