The possibility of subforums for Rinzai and Soto Zen.

[Sara H]

I was playing around with the idea of possible sub-forums in the Zen forum for Rinzai and Soto.

I was thinking about this considering there is a general forum for Tibetan Buddhism, as well as sub forums for each sect.

I'm not really sure if it's needed or not, or good or not, so I thought I'd throw the idea out there and see what people thought.

Anyway what do you all think?

In Gassho,

Sara H

[Indrajala]

I'm fine with this, though we don't have many people who subscribe specifically to Soto or Rinzai.

[Quiet Heart]

I was playing around with the idea of possible sub-forums in the Zen forum for Rinzai and Soto.

I was thinking about this considering there is a general forum for Tibetan Buddhism, as well as sub forums for each sect.
I'm not really sure if it's needed or not, or good or not, so I thought I'd throw the idea out there and see what people thought.
Anyway what do you all think?

In Gassho,

Sara H

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Personally, I would like it.
I'm not much into the idea of "subscribing" to anything very much....I'm a grumpy old man....but I will admit to Rinzai Zen easier than anything else if trapped in a dark corner.

[Astus]

Tibetan Buddhism has its subforums, just as East Asian Buddhism. Based on the number of topics in the Zen subforum it does not seem necessary to further divide it. Plus, such a distinction exists only in Japanese Zen, and in the West, because of the majority Sanbo Kyodan groups, they are not really separate. Nevertheless, if you feel the need for a special section for a specific tradition for some reasons it can be arranged without problem.

[Sara H]

Plus, such a distinction exists only in Japanese Zen, and in the West..

Well this is why I put it out there.

It seems like it might be helpful.

It's quite possible the subforums would only be used slowly at first, however it seems appropreate to give each linniage their own home, as with the Tibetan sects, as there are distinctions between the traditions.

Tibetan Buddhism can sometimes look very similar to non-Tibetan practitioners, but there are distinctions and varriations in practice. In truth, I didn't actually know there were so many sub-sects of Tibetan Buddhism until joining this forum.

Such subforums for Zen would also allow people to better understand the differences and distinctions in Zen, as well as to perhaps better enable people to ask more focused questions specific to a linneage.

So it seems like they could be helpful.

How about a Rinzai, Soto, and Ch'an subforums?

In Gassho friend,

Sara H

[tomamundsen]

I'm fine with this, though we don't have many people who subscribe specifically to Soto or Rinzai.

It's possible they avoided it because there wasn't a sub-forum for them!

P.S. I used to practice Soto Zen (also took precepts in a Soto lineage) and am still interested in discussions about it.

[Meido]

How about a Rinzai, Soto, and Ch'an subforums?

Agreed this could be useful, and eventually might serve to attract more participants.

I would suggest Ch'an, Rinzai, Soto and additionally Son (Korean Zen) subforums.

~ Meido

[Astus]

As a trial subforums have been created under Zen.

[Sara H]

How about a Rinzai, Soto, and Ch'an subforums?

Agreed this could be useful, and eventually might serve to attract more participants.

I would suggest Ch'an, Rinzai, Soto and additionally Son (Korean Zen) subforums.

~ Meido

Ah! I didn't know about Son. I knew there was Korean Zen, But I didn't know what it was called!
Thank you! that's helpful to know!
In Gassho,

Sara H

[Meido]

Thien (Vietnamese Zen lines) also. But I've not seen much from those folks online...

~ Meido