Zen handler om at vågne op til virkeligheden som den fundamentalt set er. Antyder ’religion’ ikke at der er noget ’ekstra’ involveret? Hvorfor tilføre en vej til opvågnen et sådant ord? Hvis mennesket er ’religiøst’ af natur dør ordet 'religion' vel med dette (evt) faktum, og efterlader ordet ’menneske’. Zen går ud på at være menneske?
From religiōn-, the stem of the Latin religiō (“scrupulousness”, “pious misgivings”, “superstition”, “conscientiousness”, “sanctity”, “an object of veneration”, “cult-observance”, “reverence”), from religō (“I bind back or behind”), from re + ligō (“I tie, bind, or bandage”).
religion (plural religions)
religion (plural religions) 1. A collection of practices, based on beliefs and teachings that are highly valued or sacred. [quotations ▲]
* Rather than being diligent and mindful of the way he practiced religion, he chose to stir up quarrels by ridiculing the manner in which others do.
2. Any practice that someone or some group is seriously devoted to. [quotations ▲]
* At this point, Star Trek has really become a religion.
3. Any ongoing spiritual practice one engages in, in order to shape their character or improve traits of their personality.
4. An ideological and traditional heritage. [quotations ▲]
* If you examine various churches throughout the world, you will find religion expressed in diverse ways.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/religion#English
