Sōtō

School·Founded 1227 CE·est. ~5 million worldwide

Vedic Religion → Buddhism → Mahāyāna → Zen → Sōtō

Branch

Core Tenets

2 — a sample of the center, never the sum All 2 →
The shared center — held across the tradition
Just sitting. Shikantaza: practice and realization are one — Dogen's single word on the whole matter. Go deeper — context →
Everyday activity is the monastery. Cooking and cleaning are not chores between practice; they are the practice. Go deeper — context →

Cosmos & Afterlife

how reality is built, and what follows death
After death

Rebirth, until awakening

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