The Tactics and Language Communicating of Zen Buddhism

Abstract

This article investigates on analyzing the tactics and language communication used for teaching Dhamma taught by Zen Buddhism. This method of teaching focuses on taking off scripture involvement, the words of Buddha, any identity as oneself and their master, but emphasizing on self-training, and reflecting one own self. However, Zen has distinctive point of view that the language communication is the hindrance or barrier of experiencing the absolute truth, separating all views into two extreme poles or dualism in which it may falsify the truth, and loss of reflection of mental formations of oneself. Zen’s main essential teaching relies on reflecting all phenomena and thoughts as they are or suchness called ‘Tathatā’ until it realized everything as it is, maintains, and going on within authentic empty. This emptiness is void of the identity attachment, occurring from thought grounded by delusion or ignorance.