[Buddha-l] Vipassana?

[d f tweney]

Can someone give me (or point me to) a good description of what makes 
"vipassana" meditation unique -- or what differentiates it from, say, 
Zen meditation? I have read descriptions of vipassana meditation, which 
is sometimes called "insight meditation," but the 
descriptions/prescriptions seem to differ very little from what I've 
read (and experienced) of the Zen approach. Is there a difference of 
focus, or emphasis?

thanks!

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