Explore the complete collection of Buddhism and Zen guides on Oriens. From the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path to Zen meditation, karma, and enlightenment, discover the profound wisdom of the Buddhist tradition. These guides offer sourced, clear explanations of Buddhist philosophy, practice, and classical texts. The Hub shows current source-owned routes; legacy entries without a current projection are withheld until they receive a dedicated owner.
The practice of present-moment awareness without judgment. Central to Buddhist meditation and increasingly applied in mo
The foundational teaching of the Buddha Siddhartha Gautama: 1) Dukkha — suffering, dissatisfaction, and impermanence are
The Buddha's practical guide to liberation from suffering: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Righ
Siddhartha Gautama (c. 5th century BCE), known as the Buddha ('the Awakened One'), was a spiritual teacher from ancient
The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth that all sentient beings traverse according to Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain cosmolog
The law of cause and effect in Buddhist philosophy, where intentional actions — of body, speech, and mind — produce corr
The ultimate goal of Buddhist practice — the complete cessation of craving, aversion, and ignorance, and therefore the e
A diverse Buddhist tradition associated with Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, and with teachings such as the Four Noble T
A paradoxical question or statement used in Zen practice to break through conceptual thinking and trigger direct insight
The Chan/Zen doctrine that awakening is not a gradual accumulation but can occur in a single moment of direct insight. A
Seated meditation in Zen Buddhism. The practice of just sitting, observing the mind without attachment, and realizing on
Bodhidharma (菩提达摩, c. 5th–6th century CE) was a Buddhist monk traditionally credited as the founder of Chan (Zen) Buddhi
Huineng (慧能, traditionally dated 638–713 CE) is remembered in Chan lineages as the sixth patriarch. The Platform Sutra i
Dogen (1200–1253), also known as Dogen Zenji or Eihei Dogen, was a Japanese Buddhist monk, philosopher, and founder of t
Zen (禅, Chán) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that emphasizes direct experience, meditation (zazen), and the cultivatio
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