Concept

Sōtō

Overview

sect of Zen in Japanese Buddhism

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed Sōtō

• Mazu Daoyi
• Yamaga Sokō
• Menzan Zuihō

Related ideas

• Rinzai school
• Hongzhi Zhengjue
• Prajnaparamita
• Edo period
• Koan
• Five Ranks
• Pure Land Buddhism
• Shikantaza
• Stanford University
• Mahayana
• Shinto
• Samurai
• Yogachara
• Huayan
• Huineng
• Lotus Sutra
• Zen
• Tang dynasty
• San Francisco
• Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra
• Caodong school
• Ōbaku
• Minneapolis
• Dongshan Liangjie

Opposing perspectives

• Zen

Place in the tradition

Part of Buddhist philosophy.

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