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August 02, 2002
Zen vs Buddhism
The twenty eight patriarchs of Zen are as follows:
1. Sakyamuni
2. Mahakasyapa
3. Ananda
4 Sanavasa
5 Upagupta
6. Dhritaka
7. Micchaka
8. Buddhanandi
9. Buddhamitra
10. Bhikshu Parsva
11. Punyayasas
12. Asvaghosha
13. Bhikshu Kapimala
14. Nagarjuna
15. Kanadeva
16. Arva Rahulata
17. Samghanandi
18. Samghayasas
19. Kumarata
20. Jayata
21. Vasubandhu
22. Manura
23. Haklenayasas
24. Bhikshu Simha
25. Vasasita
26. Punyamitra
27. Pragnatara
28. Bodhidharma
Bodhidharma came from the West into China with the following message:
A special transmission outside the scriptures;
No dependence upon words and letters;
Direct pointing at the soul of man;
Seeing into one's nature and the attainment of Buddhahood
The chief characteristics of satori according to D.T. Suzuki
1. Irrationality
2. Intuitive Insight
3. Authoritativeness
4. Affirmation
5. Sense of the beyond
6. Impersonal Tone
7. Feeling of Exaltation
8. Momentariness