[MD] In simplest terms ...

[Ian Glendinning]

dmb replied

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> mrb at fudgewriter
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> ... so perhaps the MOQ is the Western asymptote of Zen. Close as you can get while staying Western.
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> [...] To say it's a Western Zen isn't exactly wrong but it's a little too specific. To call it an American Buddhism is better because it's broader and it's true enough but even that doesn't quite capture the true scope of the thing, I think.
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You couldn't resits the dig with "fudgewriter" I see, ;-)
but ultimately what you both say is "true enough"
... a Western / US approach to Zen Buddhism.
(IMHO natch)

Ian