The author of article polemicizes with interpreters of Nietzsche’s philosophy, that seek connections between views of German thinker and Zen Buddhism. In the work is claimed, that Übermensch has not much common with enlightened man (bodhisattwa). The way of Nietzsche’s and Zen masters thinking lead to the different conclusions and different attitude to the life and people. According to the author, even if we a interpretation accepted, that German philosopher had a intuition of enlightenment, we must – in terminology of Zen say – that he achieved kensio, and not satori.
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