[Buddha-l] Re: recommendations for books on Madhyamika

[Jim Peavler]

On Oct 18, 2005, at 8:08 PM, Benito Carral wrote:

> On Tuesday, October 18, 2005, Franz Metcalf wrote:
>

>    The  question  is  that  Californian  Zen  was not a
> faithful  to  of  Zen,  at  least  not  to Chinese Zen.
> Californian  Zen  was what Westerners wanted then. They
> were  entertained  trying  to  be dharma bums, laughing
> with  Alan  Watt's  jokes. And they created (supported)
> such kind of Zen.

There is more than one kind of California Zen, and certainly more than 
one kind of Zen that has influenced American Zen. Renazi-ji, founded by 
Jashu Sasaki Roshi at Mount Baldy and Los Angeles (now having major 
centers in many states, including New Mexico) is Japanese Zen in the 
same sense most people are using the term "Japenese Zen" on this list, 
including the fact that New Mexico has continued to refuse to apologize 
for World War II.