Wing Woo Gar
Senior Master
If you haven’t got a smack yet, you haven’t lived.I don't think so. They just sound similar.
Zen (Chan) is the Buddhist tradition 禅, chán, meaning deep meditation.
Zan tradition 残 is probably more related to ceremonial beating, something that did become popular in Japanese Zen, because of its relation to 無心.
Don't mind the stick hitting you, basically. Ancient Chinese secrets, exposed!
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