Kaiten Nukariya

Kaiten Nukariya
Kaiten Nukariya was a Japanese scholar and Zen Buddhist priest, known for his writings on Buddhism and Eastern philosophy. He is most famous for his work "The Religion of the Samurai" (1913), which explores Zen Buddhism and its influence on Japanese culture. Nukariya also wrote "Zen: The Religion of the Samurai" and "Studies in the History of Eastern Religion," contributing to the understanding of Zen and Mahayana Buddhism in the West. His works helped bridge the gap between Eastern and Western thought, emphasizing the spiritual and philosophical aspects of Zen.

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Buddhism is geographically divided into two schools[FN#1]—the Southern, the older and simpler, and the Northern, the later and more developed faith. The former, based mainly on the Pali texts[FN#2] is known as Hinayana[FN#3] (small vehicle), or the inferior doctrine; while the latter, based on the various Sanskrit texts,[4] is known as Mahayana (large vehicle), or superior doctrine. The chief tenets... more...