Looking at Wikipedia Sōtō has an emphasis on meditation (without koans), whereas Rinzai has a focus on meditation with koans, and physical work done with mindfulness.
As a person who suffers from PTSD I am a big fan of mindfulness.
And I love koans!
I will more than likely read books on both of these sects (and others). But for now I'm curious on r/zens interpretation on the differences between these two.
Differences in rituals and practices, focus, ideology, acceptance or rejection of traditional Buddhist practices... Just whatever you can throw at me really.
Submitted December 20, 2017 at 05:18PM by Zenseaking http://ift.tt/2oWVubi
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