Edited sentence: Ch'an) tradition, meditation practice is technically called zen (S.In practical language it is simply called sitting zen (zazen) or sitting meditation.In the Zen (C.The historical Buddha realized enlightenment by sitting meditation and, as taught in the Parable of the Wayward Son in the Lotus Sutra, though Buddha preached and taught many truths, principles, and doctrines they all amounted to the skillful means of a father (Buddha) who wanted to return his lost and poor son (all beings) to his true inheritance to be gained by sitting meditation.Thus, from the perspective of Zen, all the words of Buddhism amount only to various means of convincing people to sit and meditate like Buddha did to realize enlightenment for oneself.dhyāna), and samādhi (J.sanmaji, C.sān mèi) features prominently in discussions of zen