Pirsig discusses this incident in an afterword to subsequent editions of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, writing that he and his second wife, Kimball, decided not to abort the child she conceived in 1980, because he had come to believe that this unborn child was a continuation of the life pattern that Chris had occupied.

It marked a turning point in his life, giving way to " rigorous critique of Rinzai Zen ".

Lu Yu's life had been heavily influenced by Buddhism, particularly the Zen – Chán school.

After hearing lectures by the Zen Buddhist scholar D. T. Suzuki at Columbia, she became interested in Asian thought, not as a religious discipline, but as a code of ethics, a practical how-to for getting through life.

( 1758 – 1831 ) was a quiet and eccentric Sōtō Zen Buddhist monk who lived much of his life as a hermit.

Ryōkan is remembered for his poetry and calligraphy, which present the essence of Zen life.

* Stuart Lachs, Coming Down from the Zen Clouds: A Critique of the Current State of American Zen An attempt at demythologizing Zen-practice, emphasizing the integration into daily life

* John Stevens, Mountain Tasting: Zen Haiku by Santoka Taneda, Weatherhill © 1980 ISBN 0-8348-0151-5 372 haiku emphasizes the Zen aspect of Santoka's life.

The twin spiritual influences of Sufism and Zen were to remain central throughout his life.

He is a dreamer and deep thinker, with discursive pondering about " the void ," Zen, and life.

Since the popularization of Sōtō Zen in medieval Japan, Sōtō Zen funeral practices have been a significant point of contact between the monks and laity, and continue to play an important role in lay religious life today.

Jackson cites Robert Pirsig's book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance as one of the major guiding forces in his life.

In his book, he discusses such topics as Zen and Taoism, but also the secular aspects of tea and Japanese life.

It was Suzuki's contention that a Zen satori ( awakening ) was the goal of the tradition's training, but that what distinguished the tradition as it developed through the centuries in China was a way of life radically different from that of Indian Buddhists.

Consequently, the enlightenment sought in Zen had to stand up well to the demands and potential frustrations of everyday life.

He described this life and his own experience at Kamakura in his book The Training of the Zen Buddhist Monk.

Interestingly, later in life Suzuki was more inclined to Jodo Shin ( True Pure Land ) practice on a personal level, seeing in the doctrine of Tariki, or other power as opposed to self power, an abandonment of self that is entirely complementary to Zen practice and yet to his mind even less willful than traditional Zen.

Zen became a major element in both foot and mounted archery as it also became popular among the samurai in every aspect of their life during the Kamakura Period.

* Film ' Life of Zen ', depicting life at Eihei-ji and Soji-ji

Ray Smith's story is driven by Japhy, whose penchant for the simple life and Zen Buddhism greatly influenced Kerouac on the eve of the sudden and unpredicted success of On the Road.

It seemed Ikkyū had finally found a master that taught true Rinzai Zen as Ikkyū saw it.

Pirsig ’ s work in his book Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance analyzes the Rhetoric and Dialectic forms of Philosophies and their implications in the context of modern science and lifestyle.

In some cases they are forest dwelling monks of the Theravada tradition and in other cases they are married clergy of a Japanese Zen lineage and may work a secular job in addition to their role in the Buddhist community.

The concept of oneness of practice-enlightenment is considered so fundamental to Dōgen's variety of Zen — and, consequently, to the Sōtō school as a whole — that it formed the basis for the work Shushō-gi ( 修證儀 ), which was compiled in 1890 by Takiya Takushū ( 滝谷卓洲 ) of Eihei-ji and Azegami Baisen ( 畔上楳仙 ) of Sōji-ji as an introductory and prescriptive abstract of Dōgen's massive work, the Shōbōgenzō (" Treasury of the Eye of the True Dharma ").

Karan's philanthropic work includes the Urban Zen initiative, which she founded with designer Sonja Nuttall.

* 1956: The Zen Studies Society is founded in New York to support the work of D. T.

He has compared the process of making pottery to Zen meditations, although he has since thrown out most of his work.

Johnson worked part-time at the Orientalia Bookstore in the Lower East Side as he began to deepen his understanding of Zen philosophy and to employ " chance " in his work.

He later spent time in Japan, and some have seen an influence from Zen Buddhism in his work.

During his time in Japan after World War II, Kapleau wrote his seminal work The Three Pillars of Zen.

His influence still permeates the work of many present-day exponents of Zen Buddhism and martial arts.

The full title of the work is Chan Zong Wumen Guan 禅宗無門關, and can be translated as The Zen Sect's Gateless Barrier or The Gateless Checkpoint of the Zen Lineage, etc.

In addition she explored Zen Buddhism, the philosophy of J. Krishnamurti, and American Indian religious practices in an effort " to deepen and expand personal experience and work through difficulties.

In his earlier work, he used Zen illustrations, creating new Zen words and using established Zen words out of context.

Another influential work about the Japanese garden, bonseki, bonsai and related arts was Rhymeprose on a Miniature Landscape Garden ( around 1300 ) by the Zen monk Kokan Shiren, which explained how meditation on a miniature garden purified the senses and the mind and led to understanding of the correct relationship between man and nature.

His influence can be seen in the work of students of his such as John Daido Loori, a photographer and Zen master.

Mr. Big secured a recording contract with Atlantic Records but before the band started work on the first CD Torpey was tapped to play drums with Robert Plant on his Now and Zen tour.

Nishitani, " the stylistic superior of Nishida ," brought Zen poetry, religion, literature, and philosophy organically together in his work to help lay the difficult foundations of breaking free of the Japanese language in a similar way as Blaise Pascal or Friedrich Nietzsche.

Before Japanese tea ceremonies ( which are connected to Zen Buddhism ), one is to look at a work of shodō to clear one's mind.

Some critics have paralleled his work to Japanese Haiku and found many similarities with a number of Zen schools of thought.

Present-day attitudes to Blyth's work vary: On the one hand, he is appreciated as a populariser of Japanese culture ; on the other, his portrayals of haiku and Zen have sometimes been criticized as one-dimensional.