KnowraShikantazaLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to Shikantaza, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 8Compared with 4Buddha-natureBroader topic: Its non-striving approach is often related to trusting innate capacity for awakening.ZenBroader topic: Shikantaza is a distinctive form of zazen especially associated with Dōgen and Sōtō.Chan BuddhismCompared with: It exemplifies an East Asian meditative approach unlike kōan-centered Chan methods.Buddhist meditationBroader topic: It offers a distinctive approach that does not rely on a single meditation object.ZazenBroader topic: This Soto approach makes sitting itself the complete practice.ShamathaCompared with: Its open, nonselective approach contrasts with shamatha’s commonly chosen focus.DōgenBroader topic: Dōgen’s account of zazen is closely associated with this practice of ‘just sitting.’VisuddhimaggaCompared with: It contrasts with the Visuddhimagga’s detailed selection and cultivation of meditation objects.Caodong schoolBroader topic: It is a central Japanese development of Caodong meditation practice.Rinzai schoolCompared with: This characteristic Sōtō method contrasts with Rinzai's structured koan training.Shunryū SuzukiBroader topic: It names the wholehearted sitting that informs Suzuki’s account of zazen.SōtōBroader topic: It is the distinctive meditation practice most closely associated with Sōtō.