This week in Religions of the World we ended our section on Buddhism. We learned the difference between zen buddhism and Amitabha buddhism. Zen Buddhism is all about meditating and being devoted to enlighten ones self. Zen is self meditating, and focusing on your own goals. Where Amitabha is all about reaching nirvana with a group. Not only making yourself reach enlightenment, but encouraging others to do so also. One thing I found interesting about Amitabha is that one does not reach enlightenment until everyone in that group is prepared. Now the biggest question after learning these different kinds is if they are still the same religion. Now they are still aiming for the same goal; nirvana. But with zen its all about devoting yourself to yourself, where Amitabha is making your community enlightened. It is very interesting to hear peoples opinions on that.