RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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Which of the following defines Zen?
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A:A lifestyle which renounces comfort
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B:A Buddhist sect
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C:A Western response to Buddhism
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D:A practice of self-control which spread in Japan
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The term is shortened from mushin no shin (), a Zen expression meaning the mind without mind and is also referred to as the state of “no-mindness". That is, a mind not fixed or occupied by thought or emotion and thus open to everything. It is translated by D.T. Suzuki as “being free from mind-attachment".
Detailed explanation-2: -There are three main traditional schools of Zen in Japan, each with its own background and specificities. Soto is the largest of the sects. Historically practiced by the lower classes, artists, and poets, the Soto sect emphasizes the practice of sitting meditation known as zazen.
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