Blessing in the unknown realms after death, dedicated to the well-being of spirits of the departed, a term used in association with memorial ceremonies. Fuku is blessing; mei means dark, unknown, or unseen. 195n. 104 +
The monastery work leader responsible for maintenance of the physical facilities; one of the six temple administrators. See chiji.34,50n. 4,143,179-81 +
(1089-1163) Dharma successor of Yuanwu Keqin, he was famous as a proponent of intent koan introspection and watō koan practice, and critic of silent illumination meditation. He is a key figure in the Linji/ Rinzai lineage. In some writings Dōgen strongly criticized him. +
A Rinzai term referring to enlightenment opening experiences. Sometimes contrasted with daigo, great enlightenment, shōgo literally means "see, examine, or reflect" [shō], "awakening" [go]. 183n.17 +
High priest; originally used for the Sanskrit upadhyaya, ordination master. Today in China and Japan it refers to all fully trained, ordained monks. 116n. 5 +
(675-713) Famous for becoming a successor to the Sixth Ancestor after spending only one night at his temple. Yongjia's "Song of Enlightenment [or Verification] of the Way," "Shōdōka" in Japanese, remains a popular Zen text. +
(991-1067) Dharma heir of Shexian Guisheng, despite having been previously expelled from his assembly. He also saved the Caodong/Sōtō lineage from extinction when Dayang Qingxuan was going to die without a Dharma heir. Fushan was in complete Dharma accord with Dayang, but was unwilling to take on the responsibility of publicly proclaiming the Sōtō style in addition to his Rinzai lineage from Guisheng. However, he was able later to transmit the Sōtō lineage from Dayang to his own student, Touzi Yiqing. +
A senior (greater than oneself), described in "The Dharma when Meeting Senior Instructors," where they are defined as those who have completed five monastic training periods. 126n. 1 +
The room where traveling monks stay when visiting or before they are accepted into the sōdō. Traditionally, for about a week before admittance to a monastery, Zen monks must sit still in zazen all day inside the tangaryō, intermittently also receiving instructions in the procedures and customs of the particular temple and region. 187n. 44 +
Literally, "release from meeting," indicating no meeting with the teacher that day. In "The Model for Engaging the Way" ("Bendōhō"), the days it occurs is unclear, perhaps occurring only for a period in late afternoon or early evening. In modern Sōtō monasteries, hōsan is announced (in the same manner described in "Bendōhō") on the afternoons of days ending in three or eight, and then the subsequent four or nine days hōsan is observed with some extra break time. 71, 73, 80n. 34,99 +
(947-1024) Teacher of Ciming Quyuan's, and thus ancestor of all surviving Linji lineages, Fenyang was the first master to add verse commentaries to the old stories or koans. A student of the CaodongtSōtō lineage before receiving the Linji/Rinzai transmission from his teacher Shoushan Xingnian, Fenyang introduced the Caodong five ranks teaching into the Linji tradition. +