[MD] What is Zen?

[John Carl]

the question is the answer because we're playing jeopardy,  and we have to
give the answer which was the question in the first place, because it's a
daily double:


"This high quality intellectual pattern,  which transcends the S/O
realization, was first formulated around the 7th century, CE and has been
continually evolving ever since.  Also the first word in a popular novel
which evidently hasn't been well understood by many debating it's (the
novel's) insights for years"


Marsha and Platt and Bo all asked:

Name ONE intellectual pattern that is not SOM.


John sez:  You don't even have to read the whole pink book to get this one,
just read the first word of the title.