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What is Zen?
Some forms of Buddhism center on monastic practice, or other aspects of the Buddha's teachings, but Zen centers on meditation and mindfulness. It is a word that comes to us from the word Dhyana, which is Sanskrit for meditation. When Bodhidharma* brought Buddhist meditation from India to China around 527 AD, the word dhyana was … Continue reading What is Zen?