Buddhism
Buddhism noun - The teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth.
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Zen and Buddhism are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Zen" with "Buddhism", this nouns are similar.
Zen
Zen noun - School of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan.
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Relatedly, Buddhism and Zen especially have a concept known as Mu which boils down to "the question itself is wrong".
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Ensemble Darkhorse: Zen and Tibetan Buddhism are the best known in the West, although they're not the most influential or popular forms in the rest of the world.
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The monk Bodhidharma is not only considered to be the founder of Zen-Buddhism, but also Shaolin Kung-Fu.
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