Question
How does the Zen Master Deshimaru taught differ from Soto Zen?
The essence of all this is shikantaza, isn’t it?
Anonymous
Master Kosen’s answer
It differs from the Zen of the Sotoshu, which is essentially a state organization shaped at the end of World War II. But it continues the pure lineage of Soto Zen, which originated in China with Master Tozan Zenji.
Kosen