The Zen school repeats Buddha's name, but the
emphasis is on Sangha, and they are not so concerned about the intellectual
viewpoint or understanding. So we just repeat the founder's name and say namu
Shakyamuni Butsu. When we say namu Shakyamuni Butsu, his scripture is included
and his Sangha is also included; and we are a part of the Sangha. And even
though we members of the Sangha are not direct disciples of Buddha, we are the
descendants of Buddha. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-06-11 as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC - Many Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts on cuke.com - from there links to much more. Going slowly through Suzuki transcripts featuring whatever is next that seems okay, not just the super cool ones,.
