Kanna Zen

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | 275 words | Copyright

Kanna Zen (Jap.; Chin., Kʾan-huachʾan). Zen based on the contemplation of words, a description of Zen in which the kōan is pre-eminent. In time, it became virtually synonymous with Rinzai, in contrast to Sōtō, which was termed mokushō zen.

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