Zen means, "be nothing, think nothing" and their goal is to achieve "Satori" or enlightenment. ... The foundation of Zen lies in India, where Siddhartha Gautama was born and attained enlightenment and became the Buddha. ... Rinzai Zen stresses koan (non- rational statements) practice and sudden enlightenment while Soto Zen teaches sitting meditation (zazen) and gradual enlightenment. ... Compared to the Western garden, the Zen garden is peaceful, and gives importance to the space rather than geometric form. ... Finally he would be able to experience the enlightenment that Buddha experienced ...

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Zen means, "be nothing, think nothing" and their goal is to achieve "Satori" or enlightenment. ... The foundation of Zen lies in India, where Siddhartha Gautama was born and attained enlightenment and became the Buddha. ... Rinzai Zen stresses koan (non- rational statements) practice and sudden enlightenment while Soto Zen teaches sitting meditation (zazen) and gradual enlightenment. ... Compared to the Western garden, the Zen garden is peaceful, and gives importance to the space rather than geometric form. ... Finally he would be able to experience the enlightenment that Buddha experienced ...

• Word Count: 1192
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

., attained enlightenment by the age of 35, thus becoming the buddha (literally "awakened') and died in c. 563 B.C. ... From these short examples one can see that the enlightenment, which Buddha has attained, is not only about being able to see 'things as they are', but also about opening your heart towards others. ... These terms are pretty self-explanatory, the goal of the Hinayana practitioners was to attain enlightenment for oneself. ... As opposed to this Mahayana's philosophy differed in that the practitioner can only attain the salvation by helping others atta...

• Word Count: 1977
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School