Seon / Zen Buddhism 선불교 (선종)
The meditation school of Mahayana Buddhism: awakening is not far away but is your own original mind, seen directly. Korea's Jogye Order keeps the hwadu practice — holding one great question until the mind breaks open.
OriginChina (Chan), then Korea (Seon), Japan (Zen), Vietnam (Thiền)
When6th–9th c. CE
TextsPlatform Sutra, koan collections, Korean Seon records
A practice you can try today
Sitting meditation with a hwadu or koan, summer and winter retreats (an-geo), temple stays, mindful work.
🕯 Pray in the Jirisan Hermit Cave Make your own caveSacred places
Related
Buddhism불교The path taught by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha ('awakened one'): life is marked by suffering, suffering has a cause in craving, it can end, and the Eightfold Path leads there.Taoism (Daoism)도교·도가Harmony with the Dao — the nameless way of nature that 'does nothing, yet leaves nothing undone'.Won Buddhism원불교A modern Korean Buddhism with the circle (Il-Won-Sang) as the symbol of the one truth.
A short introduction written by CavePray from the sources below — not the official voice of any tradition. Follower numbers are rounded estimates that differ by survey. Tell us if something should be corrected.