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Japanese pronunciation for the usual Chinese translation of the Sanskrit anuttara samyak sambodhi, the unsurpassed, complete perfect enlightenment of a buddha. 100n. 4 +
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Parinirvana, literally extinction and crossing over, referring to a buddha's passing into the ultimate state of nirvana upon death. 198n. 124 +
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(1184-1225) Dharma successor of Eisai, he was Dōgen's Japanese teacher and friend, who accompanied Dōgen to China and died there while staying at the Tiantong Monastery. Dōgen praised him highly. +
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Used for the Sanskrit tathata, suchness or thusness, i.e., ultimate reality. 194n. 93 +
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(834-98) The teacher of Qingfeng Zhuanchu. +
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Another term for shuso [head monk], or for someone who has been a shuso. 190n. 62 +
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The wooden cabinets at the foot of each tan in the sōdō, with two large shelves for monks to store their bedding and some personal items. 77n. 13 +
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(6th cent. B.C.E.) Blind disciple of Shakyamuni. Once he fell asleep during Shakyamuni's lecture, then vowed never to sleep again. Fulfilling this vow, he ruined his eyesight but also developed the heavenly eye with the supernatural power to see past and future. +
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Direction, side, method, or person. 196n. 113 +
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Demonic inclination, literally "the demons' faction"; those who are possessed by the demons of ego and so are blind to reality. 194n. 89 +
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(1219-1309) Student of Dōgen who later became Dharma heir of Koun Ejō and third abbot of Eiheiji. He traveled to China to study Chinese monastic architecture and forms. Teacher of Keizan Jōkin. +
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(1025-1100) Dharma heir of Huanglong Huinan. Huitang taught by raising a fist and saying, "If you call this a fist you've said too much. If you say it's not a fist you do not hit the mark." +
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(6th cent. B.C.E.) One of the ten great disciples of Shakyamuni. He was especially noted for wisdom. +
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One-piece robe (jikitotsu) used during day. 79n.27 +
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Divination techniques using astrology or the Chinese five element or I Ching systems. 197n. 114 +
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Manager of gruel in a monastery kitchen. 193n. 79 +
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Another expression for taiho henshō, "Take the backward step of inner illumination," or "learn to withdraw, turning the light inwards, illuminating the Self," which is described in Dōgen's "Fukanzazengi," "The Way of Zazen Recommended to Everyone." 52n. 14 +
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Novice monks or children raised in the monastery, in some cases preparatory to full monk ordination. 192n. 75 +
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"Documents of opening the hall"; formal, official documents used as resumes by former abbots to indicate their seniority based on the dates of their having become abbots. The kaidasha is recited at an abbot's installation ceremony. See also jujichō. 199n. 127 +
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(896-973) Three generations after Linji and a successor of Nanyuan Huiyong. All the subsequent Rinzai tradition descends from his lineage, as supposedly predicted by Yangshan. Teacher of Shoushan Xingnian. +
