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A name for abbot that means, literally, "provider of food," referring to the abbot's responsibility to monks in his temple. 55n. 37 +
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Long flat stick carried in the meditation hall and used to strike the shoulders of sleeping monks or at the request of monks for releasing stiffness. It is not mentioned in Dōgen's writing, and probably was not used by him. In modern times it is sometimes carried by the jikidō, the shuso, or the abbot, or by a rotation of other monks. Its use has been discarded in a number of modern Sōtō temples, both in Japan and the West. 200n. 133 +
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(1025-1072) Main successor of Yangqi Fanghui and teacher of Wuzu Fayan. +
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(1063-1135) Dharma heir of Wuzu Fayan and compiler of the Blue Cliff Record [Hekigan Roku] koan collection based on Xuedou's verse comments. He was the teacher of Dahui. +
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The edge of the monks' sitting platforms toward the center of the room, on which ōryōki are set out during meals. 76n. 6 +
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One of four terms for a monk that Dōgen commonly uses in Eihei Shingi. (<big>The others are sō, shu, and biku.</big>) Unsui, literally, "clouds and water," refers particularly to trainee monks, who as home-Ieavers wander freely through the mountains like clouds and rain. 53n. 22, 188n. 46 +
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Venerable elders; abbots or other honored masters. 126n.4 +
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"Words and stories," also "turning word" or "head word." In the formal practice of meditative concentration on koans, especially in the Linji tradition, a brief phrase or single "head word" from a dialogue is the object of concentration. 54n. 32 +
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Dōgen usually uses this word for the round sitting cushion used in zazen. It is now called a zafu. The ton of futon has the meaning "round." In modern Japan a futon is a thick sleeping mattress. The word Dōgen uses for a sleeping mat is mintan. 78.n 18, 80n. 35 +
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(d. 895) Considered a Dharma heir of Linji, Guanzhi also studied under, and venerated, the nun Moshan Laoran. +
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"Praising the Buddha;" used for verses giving homage to buddha (and the three treasures), such as the one chanted as a dedication for donors of meals: "We give homage to the Bhagavat,! the perfect sutras,! and the Mahayana bodhisattva sangha,! with merit and virtue inconceivable." 104n. 28 +
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Three roll-downs on a han or bell, a common signal in the monastery with seven, then five, then three slowly and evenly spaced hits, or sometimes seven, five, and then three minutes of such hits, each followed by a series of rapidly accelerating hits which culminate with one, two, and then three hits, respectively. 101n. 6 +
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The abbot's attendant, a senior monk who fulfills many functions, including acting as formal attendant during ceremonies and on travels, acting as a secretary, and acting as intermediary with monks or visitors. 64-5, 76n. 7, 200n. 134 +
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(13th cent.) Disciple of Zhuoan Deguang. +
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Tooth stick; a willow twig whose end was chewed and softened so as to be used like a modern toothbrush for ritual teeth care. Its length was between four and sixteen fingers' width. 79n. 23 +
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(1009-90) A Dharma successor in the Yunmen lineage. +
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The word Dōgen uses for a sleeping mat, called futon in modern Japan. 78n. 18 +
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(n.d.) A Dharma successor of Huitang Zuxin. +
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[also gaitan] The outer hall, which is just outside the curtained entryway to the main or inner hall naidō, and where Manjushri's jisha, new or visiting monks, monks who attend to guests, and the temple administrators all have their places. 78n. 14 +
