Speaker: Reverend Myosen Sato, Chief Priest and Representative Director, Mitsuishi Fudoson Temple

Chair: Prof. Ranjana Mukhopadhyaya, Professor of Japanese Studies, University of Delhi

Zen and yoga in a broad sense are the basis of Buddhism as the Buddha attained enlightenment through yoga and preached his teachings based on that state of enlightenment. The contemplation method handed down at Mount Koya in Japan includes a distinctive method of meditation. The talk will touch on the commonalities between the meditation methods of the Buddha and Kobo Daishi, and the distinctions between Zen and meditation in Zen Buddhism. The talk will also share the deep ties between India and Japan