other person. Who is that other person?" (Zen-rin-rui-ju, Vol. i.,
p. 28).


Fifthly, although non-Buddhist people are used to call Buddhism
idolatry, yet Zen can never be called so in the accepted sense of the
term, because it, having a grand conception of Deity, is far from
being a form of idol-worship; nay, it sometimes even took an
iconoclastic attitude as is exemplified by Tan Hia, [FN#11] who
warmed himself on a cold morning by making a fire of wooden statues.
Therefore our exposition on this point will show the real state of
existing Buddhism, and serve to remove religious prejudices
entertained against it.


[FN#11] A Chinese Zen teacher, well known for his peculiarities, who
died in A.D. 824. For the details of this anecdote, see
Zen-rin-rui-ju, Vol. i., P. 39.


Sixthly, there is another characteristic of Zen, which cannot be
found in any other religion-that is to say, its peculiar mode of
expressing profound religious insight by such actions as the lifting
up of a hair-brush, or by the tapping of the chair with a staff, or
by a loud outcry, and so forth. This will give the student of
religion a striking illustration of differentiated forms of religion
in its scale of evolution.

Besides these characteristics, Zen is noted for its physical and
mental training. That the daily practice of Zazen[FN#12] and the