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The Religion of the Samurai

by Kaiten Nukariya

This work was written in the early 1900s with the intention of describing the origins of Zen Buddhism in the Mahayana school and highlighting its differences from Theravada Buddhism. The author, Kaiten Nukariya, was a professor of Buddhist studies at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan, at the time of publication. The book also covers how Zen Buddhism was practiced in China and Japan.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?