Zen is a sect of Buddhism, from the Mahayana school which originated in China. Before being known as Zen in Japan, the tradition was known as Ch’an in China.
It isn’t just that though.
Zen has taken many forms through the years, especially as it arrived in the West in the mid 1900s. As it made its way over and crossed paths with the liberation of the bea…
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