From what I gather, Tien Tai thought finds much Zen practice to be too purely meditative, I guess? Whereas they think there is more usefulness in philosophizing, but not quite in the same way as the Madyamika school. Ive heard that in Korea, for example, they downplay constant philosophy and darhma talks, instead largely focusing on a single zen paradoxical phrase for years at a time. Was China like that before being influenced by Tien Tai? Is this less so the case for modern Zen? I've read that while diminishing in influence as it's own school, Tien Tai influenced Zen schools. Hua Yen i can see more directly how it would come into play, theres a more straight forward viewing buddhism through the lens of Chinese Taoist thought with Hua Yen and Zen, but I dont get how Tien Tai would.
Submitted September 23, 2020 at 11:10AM by Marvinkmooneyoz https://ift.tt/3iYzuEo
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