Zen Parables
Date Submitted: 12/19/2004 05:26:31
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 5 pages (1400 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 5 pages (1400 words)
{Research paper for English class. Uses paraphrasing and cited works. Very well written. Didn't recieve a grade. Focuses on Zen Parables (koans), but also talks about Zen Buddhism. (5 pages, 1,252 words)}
<Tab/>Zen parables, also called koans, are "stories or questions meant for reflection between a master and his student. They substitute meditation, self-contemplation, and intuition for faith and devotion" (Marinello 1). Koans are the means by which one must achieve enlightenment.
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…Essence of Zen: Zen Buddhism for Every Day and Every Moment. Barnes & Noble Book, 2002
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