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[Question:] Should zazen be practiced by laymen and lay-women, or should it be practiced by home leavers alone?
[Dogen's answer:] The ancestors say, "In understanding buddha dharma, men and women, noble and common people are not distinguished.
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― The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master
― The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master
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There is no God in Buddha’s teachings. There is no religious ritual in Buddha’s teachings. All that there is, is simple “Karma” or “Work” – that is the “Dhamma” or “Duty” or “Religion” he preached.
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