By Patric Strauel Mr. Wootton World Religions 11/

 The word Zen means meditation.  This religion teaches that enlightenment is through discovering that the person is already enlightened.  Zen Buddhism is traced to its origins in India  Though it was only made a formal Religion in China  Zen Buddhism is know as Chan in China

 It was then transferred to Japan where it took a strong hold especially with the Samurai, who held the political power in Japan at the time.  Between the 14 th and 15 th centuries it was the most common form of Buddhism.  Zen focuses on Simplicity and the importance of the natural world.

 It was introduced in the 17 th century  It was made the religion of the state by the end of the 18 th century  Many of the Tibetan monks traveled from Tibet to India  While they were in India they studied about the religion  Indian Monks also traveled to Tibet to lecture for the monks in tibet

 Tibetan Buddhism has been around for 1300 years.  A Nyingma Lama is a teacher  There are 2 levels of Tibetan Buddhism the first is for practitioners and is called sutra and studies simple meditations, the second is called Tantra and studies the mystical and ritual parts of Tibetan Buddhism.

 Both religions follow the basics of the origin of Buddhist belief in India  Both were adopted from when Buddhist monks from India brought teachings and scriptures from India  Both of the religions practice the art of meditation

 Both of the religions have monks  In both the Region of China and the region of Tibet Buddhism is the dominant religion

 All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives. -Dalai Lama

 They break in to separate types of Buddhism  Both have different types of monks  Only Tibetan Buddhism has a top monk and he is called His Holiness The Dalai Lama  Tibetan Buddhism has places of study outside of Tibet that are well known while Zen Buddhism is only well know for being practiced in China

 The Names of the Various Teachers and monks are different

 Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day. -Dalai Lama

 Brown, Kathryn Selig. "Tibetan Buddhist Art". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. (October 2003)  Department of Asian Art. "Zen Buddhism". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. (October 2002)  History of Tibetan Buddhism, Youtube, v=We0PrlmNU6s (January,  "Dalai Lama." BrainyQuote.com. Xplore Inc, November  The illustrated Encyclopedia of Buddhist Wisdom, Quest Books, Copyright 2000.