Chinese origins
The original Chinese version of Sōtō-shū, i.e. the Caodong-school (曹洞宗) was established by the Tang dynasty monk Dongshan Liangjie (洞山良价 Ja: Tōzan Ryōkai) in the … 查看更多內容

Sutras
Sōtō Zen, like all of Zen, relies on the Prajnaparamita Sutras, as well as general Mahayana Buddhist … 查看更多內容

• Shunryū Suzuki
• Taizan Maezumi
• Kōdō Sawaki 查看更多內容

In the 20th century Sōtō Zen spread out to the west.
Shunryū Suzuki
Shunryū Suzuki played a central role in bringing Sōtō to the west. Suzuki studied at Komazawa University, the Sōtō Zen university in … 查看更多內容

Daily services in Sōtō monasteries include chanting of sutras and dharanis.
Shikantaza
In the Sōtō school of Zen, Shikantaza, meditation with no objects, anchors, or content, is the primary form of practice. The meditator … 查看更多內容

The Sōtō-shū organisation has an elaborate organisation. It consists of about 15,000 temples. There are circa 30 training centers, where Sōtō monks can train to become an 查看更多內容

• Anderson, Reb (2001). Being Upright: Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva Precepts. Rodmell Press. ISBN 0-9627138-9-9. OCLC 44414111.
• Bodiford, William M. (1991), Dharma Transmission in Soto Zen. Manzan Dohaku's Reform Movement. In: Monumenta … 查看更多內容