Posted by Gabe S. at host-67-33-253-138.gsp.bellsouth.net on January 21, 2003 at 00:09:40:
In Reply to: Re: What's the difference between.. posted by amanda22 on January 21, 2003 at 00:08:21:
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: : Buddhism and Zen Buddhism?
: Zen is a sect of Buddhism. It's less formalized, more personalized and it focuses more on meditation and less on rituals.
: I found a lot of the ritual aspects of other types of Buddhism a bit intimidating, and decided to focus on the techniques of meditation. Plus, I'm not any better at remembering which Bodhisattva does what than I was at remembering which saint to light a candle for. ;)