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Zen - The Religion of the Samurai (Paperback)
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Zen - The Religion of the Samurai (Paperback)
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Loot Price R458
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Zen was uniquely suited to the Samurai of Japan. The high moral
principles of Buddhism, when adopted and adapted by the Japanese
warriors who became the Samurai, created an austere philosophy of
singular beauty and depth. Its characteristic requirements of
strict control over body and mind was exemplified by ancient
warrior monks whose serene countenance, even in the face of certain
death, made them much admired even by their foes. Zen may be the
most misunderstood of the world's moral philosophies. While it is
often classified as a Religion, it is frequently considered by its
adherents to be a utilitarian philosophy, a collection of rational
moral precepts or, even more simply, as a state of being. The aim
of the practice of Zen is to become Enlightened and achieve the
beatitude of Nirvana. To reach Nirvana means to achieve the state
of extinction of pain and the annihilation of sin. Zen never looks
for the realization of its beatitude in a place like heaven, nor
believes in the realm of Reality transcendental of the phenomenal
universe, nor gives countenance to the superstition of Immortality,
nor does it hold the world is the best of all possible worlds, nor
conceives life simply as blessing. It is in this life, full of
shortcomings, misery, and sufferings, that Zen hopes to realize its
beatitude. It is in this world, imperfect, changing, and moving,
that Zen finds the Divine Light it worships. It is in this
phenomenal universe of limitation and relativity that Zen aims to
attain to highest Nirvana.
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