One teacher in this religion is disciplined disciples by "shouting and hitting" them with a fly-whisk, and another teacher was a major advocate of the practice of shikantaza.
One teacher in this religion is disciplined disciples by "shouting and hitting" them with a fly-whisk, and another teacher was a major advocate of the practice of shikantaza. This belief system holds sacred an event in which a man sat silently holding a white lotus, known as the Flower Sermon. In addition to the writings of Linji and Dogen, a sacred instrument to the Fuke form of this religion is the flute-like shakuhachi; playing a single note upon it can lead to this religion's enlightenment called satori. For 10 points, name this sect of Mahayana Buddhism known for its use of extensive meditation and paradoxical riddles called koans that is quite popular in Japan.
One teacher in this religion is disciplined disciples by "shouting and hitting" them with a fly-whisk, and another teacher was a major advocate of the practice of shikantaza.
{Zen} Buddhism [prompt on {Buddhism}]