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Dharmakaya, the universally pervading, reality, or dharma, body of buddha. 104n. 27  +
(6th cent. B.C.E.) Also known as Anthapindika ["Giver of Food to the Unprotected"]. He was a wealthy patron of Shakyamuni Buddha in Shravasti who built the Jetavana vihara (monastery) in the Jeta garden for the order of monks.  +
(3d cent. B.C.E.) A prince of the Early Han dynasty, famous for his straightforwardness and honesty.  +
Literally, "elders" or short for "grandmotherly"; as rōshin, used for the tenzo's "nurturing mind." 56n. 48  +
(780-865) Teacher of Xuefeng, he is famous for his animated style of teaching by shouts and striking his students. Previously a lecturer on the Diamond Sutra, he burnt his books after being awakened to Chan by an old woman selling tea cakes.  +
Ardent desire, also implying great sacrifice, such as that of retainers who loyally follow their lords into death via suicide. 197n. 117  +
(1002-69) Dharma heir of Ciming Quyuan and teacher of Huitang Zuxin, Huanglong is considered founder of one of the main branches of Rinzai Zen, from which Dōgen's first Zen teacher, Myōzen, was descended.  +
Literally, "sewn together." A one-piece robe to be worn beneath the okesa, adopted in the twelfth century by Chinese and Japanese monks to replace the two-piece sankun. In Dōgen's time monks wore only this one robe under the okesa, but modern Japanese monks wear the okesa over a long robe, koromo, with a long underrobe, kimono, beneath that. 78n. 17  +
(781-841) Dharma heir of Yaoshan after serving twenty years as Baizhang's jisha without having realization (unlike his older biological brother Daowu, who was also a student of Baizhang and Yaoshan). Yunyan later was the teacher of Dongshan Liangjie, who honored Yunyan as his master before other, more famous teachers only because Yunyan "Never explained anything to him directly."  +
A leading disciple of a master. Literally meaning" divine feet," this also is used for the supernatural power to go anywhere or transform oneself at will. 185n. 29  +
(1592-1673) Chinese master who founded the Japanese Ōbaku School in 1654, importing the style and forms of Ming dynasty Chinese Buddhism.  +
(1198-1280) Dōgen's senior student and Dharma heir, and second abbot of Eiheiji. He edited many of Dōgen's writings and talks.  +
Noble person, implying a wise, respected person of honor. 197n. 117  +
(822-908) After serving as tenzo at many temples, he finally became the heir of Deshan Xuanjian. Xuefeng was the teacher of Yunmen and was the third-generation ancestor of Fayan, founders of two of the five classical Chan lineages.  +