Zen Buddhism is based on the ancestor of the Daruma priest (Bodi Dharma), who was born in South India and went to China, and has zazen (zazen) as the basic training form. However, zazen itself has long been an important virtue of the basic practice of Buddhism, and it was not until the end of the Tang dynasty in China that Buddhist groups centered on zazen began to be called "Zen sect." When it was established as a sect in this way, there was a growing demand for its origin, and Daruma was the first ancestor to go back. Therefore, the existence of direct works by historical Daruma dolls is not recognized. The Zen that is said to have been brought about by the traditional Daruma doll is different from the Zen in the Buddhist School, and is the Zen of Mahayana.
Chinese Zen developed from the Tang dynasty to the Song dynasty, and although its power was still alive in the former conquest dynasty, it declined in the Ming dynasty. Japan 's pure Zen Buddhism was transmitted to the Kamakura era is around the beginning of, Muromachi era to the shogunate under the aegis Japan Buddhism was developed as one of the. After the Meiji Restoration, Japanese Zen was introduced to the world by Daisetsu Suzuki .
In Japan, Buddhist denominations that mainly practice zazen are often collectively referred to as "Zen sect." On the other hand, in 2019, the Rinzai sect Obaku sect alliance council consisting of 14 Rinzai sect and Obaku sect, and the Soto sect sectarian agency wrote a description of the history textbook of junior high school as "Zen sect" without writing individual denomination names. I offered to change it.
In recent years, there are many temples that are focusing on rehabilitation education and employee education that incorporate Zen training methods.
... As a general rule, Zen Buddhism is based on non- standing characters. Infidelity means that there is no true Buddhist law on letters and words, meaning that the words of the Buddhist ancestors can change depending on the interpretation, and it is a caution against the flaws of language.
Therefore Zen without making a central scriptures In today outside Betsuden Shishi Sosho to the principle of emphasizes, ad hoc therefor a tacit understanding of expedient such as, various features It is a sect with.