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'American Zen'

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Can you take the tradition of Japanese Zen and "import" it into American culture? . .
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Yes. No. Yes and No. Neither Yes nor No.

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Dogen's biography is listed in the online Wikipedia. Here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogen That 'tradition' or 'technique/style' would just be taught with an "American" flavor.
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Clearly this has already occurred.
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Yes it has - but only in major population centers.
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Yes but that won't liberate them from suffering.
It’s eye blinking.
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Some ancient buddhas and antiquated lama teachers are known to have elixirs and potions for human ailments.
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LastLegend wrote:Yes but that won't liberate them from suffering.
Why? Zen Buddhism is a pinnacle of common Mahayana Buddhism.

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LastLegend wrote:Yes but that won't liberate them from suffering.
Path to Liberation is explained in-depth pg. 32 chapter 5 -'What the Buddha taught'-- by Walpola Rahula. Good reading

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr= ... ht&f=false . . .
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