Reply by Clark Strand on February 15, 2009, 12:49 am
I wrote a an "On Translation" piece about this for Trike years ago, looking at what happened when Zen first arrived in Japan. If I recall correctly, the word Zen was confused with the word for "loincloth," giving rise to some interesting Dharma encounters...
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WTF?! Maybe they should substitute Jesus for Zen... or maybe Mohammed.
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I wrote a an "On Translation" piece about this for Trike years ago, looking at what happened when Zen first arrived in Japan. If I recall correctly, the word Zen was confused with the word for "loincloth," giving rise to some interesting Dharma encounters...