Zen Buddhism is divided into two main schools: Rinzai (臨済宗) and Sōtō (曹洞宗), the former greatly favouring the use in meditation on the koan (公案, a meditative riddle or puzzle) as a device for spiritual break-through, and the latter (while certainly employing koans) focusing more on shikantaza or "just sitting".[note 13]
Zen Buddhism is divided into two main schools : Rinzai ( 臨済宗 ) and Sōtō ( 曹洞宗 ) , the former greatly favouring the use in meditation on the koan ( 公案 , a meditative riddle or puzzle ) as a device for spiritual break - through , and the latter ( while certainly employing koans ) focusing more on shikantaza or " just sitting".[note 13 ]
Which schools of Zen likes the use of meditation on the koan for spiritual breakthroughs?
Which schools of Zen likes the use of meditation on the koan for spiritual breakthroughs ?
Rinzai
Rinzai