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Buddhism and Qi By: Joe Hing Kwok Chu Buddhism is one of the most widespread religions in the world. It originated approximately twenty five hundred years ago in the borderlands of India and Nepal, by the Indian In general many of the meditation trainings in Buddhism are considered as qigong and many of the tantric trainings in Tibetan Tantric Buddhism are also considered as qigong from the modern point of view. But Buddhist monks or Tantric lamas do not consider their training as qigong but as paths to enlightenment. The Different Buddhist Sects (I) Mahayana (major vehicle) The eight Mahayana sects in China:  )
San Lun (Three Sastras or Abhidhammas),( Hua Yen,
Tien T'ai,(
Chan Zong (pronounced Zen in Japanese),(
Lu Zong (Canons), ( Tantric,(
Pure Land ( Each emphasizes certain sutras and treatises (sastra and abhidhammas). For example: Tien T'ai (Tendai in Japanese) sect emphasizes the Sadharma Pure Land sect emphasizes the Amitayus Sutra, the Contemplation of Amitayus Sutra, Amitabha Sutra, and the Incarnation Sastra.
(III) Tantric Buddhism Western scholars consider Tantric Buddhism as one of the Mahayana sects. But many lamas of the Tantric school consider Tantric Buddhism to be a separate branch of Buddhism, although vajaryanists (Tantric practitioners) also practise Mahayana. (a) Eastern Tantric Buddhism The Eastern Tantric Sect was introduced to Japan and Korea from China during the Tang dynasty. Eastern Tantric Buddhism differs from other non esoteric sects of Buddhism in the fact that it is more ritualistic. Go to: Below are Sponsors' Ads by Google 一下為谷歌所提供之廣告
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