The Mind-Blowing Origin of Zen Buddhism in Japan | History of Japan 81

The origin of Zen Buddhism in Japan. What is the sound of one hand clapping?

Origin of Pure Land Buddhism:    • The Revolutionary Origins of Pure Lan...  

0:00 Buddhist revolution
0:50 Eisai, Rinzai Zen Master
4:11 Dōgen, Sōtō Zen Master
5:50 WTF is Zen?
6:56 Mindf--k
8:48 Rinzai sect: We love riddles
10:43 "Stop with the damn riddles" - Sōtō Sect
11:37 What is the sound of one hand clapping?

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🔸 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen
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🔸 https://www.jstor.org/stable/1399693
🔸 https://apjjf.org/2016/17/Benesch.html
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