Differences in Zen and Ch'an

[Dave The Seeker]

What if any are the differences between these two traditions?

Thanks in advance for the answers

[viniketa]

Generally, Ch'an (Chinese) and Zen (Japanese) are two transliterations of the same name. This is not to say that the two have not developed perceived differences over time. Both take Nāgārjuna as an early founder.

[Dave The Seeker]

Thank you

[Indrajala]

What if any are the differences between these two traditions?

Thanks in advance for the answers

This is an enormous question.

Perhaps ask something more specific with regards to specific Chan and Zen traditions?

[Dave The Seeker]

This is an enormous question.

Perhaps ask something more specific with regards to specific Chan and Zen traditions?

Well I guess from what I've read, it seems Chan seems to be more like Gelug or other Tibetin traditions. Referring to The Buddha, Bhodisattvas and Dharma protectors.
Where what I've read of Zen the former of the three don't seem to be as prominent as in Chan.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, or not getting the jist of what I am reading

[viniketa]

Well I guess from what I've read, it seems Chan seems to be more like Gelug or other Tibetin traditions. Referring to The Buddha, Bhodisattvas and Dharma protectors.
Where what I've read of Zen the former of the three don't seem to be as prominent as in Chan.

If you research Zen texts and philosophy, and art, you will find the Buddhas, Bhodisattvas and Dharma protectors. In contemporary practice of Zen, particularly in the West, these are rarely discussed and not a focus of practice. Thus, you won't see or read much about them. Practice differences from Ch'an, as Huseng noted, are the biggest differences.