An Introduction to Buddhism, Zen and the Soto Tradition with John Danvers: How Zen ideas and practices assimilate into the historical development of Buddhism in India, China and Japan

In this series of 10 talks, an introduction to Zen Buddhism, with a particular emphasis on the Soto tradition, ideas and practices firmly located within the historical development of Buddhism in India, China and Japan, including the revision and revitalisation of Buddhist ideas and practices by interaction with Daoist teachers and practitioners

1. Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha, the legends that surround his life. `Dharma,' the insights of anicc¿ - impermanence; anatt¿ - the absence of an...