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bsnyen sgrub;worship and accomplishment;worship and accomplishment;sevāsādhana;The two aspects of sādhana practice, particularly within the contact of mahāyoga. These are subdivided into four branches: worship, close worship, accomplishment, and great accomplishment. See GD164-68, VE 241-44. +
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ka ti shel gyi sbu gu can;hollow crystal kati channel;hollow crystal kati channel;Among the three lamps of the vessel, this quintessence of the channels is one-eighth the width of a horsehair, with two branches that stem from inside the heart, curve around the back of the ears, and come to the pupils of the eyes. See CM 423,427;VE 424,427. +
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土地;dōji;dōji;Literally, "land," a protector spirit of grounds and buildings. Traditionally, all monks in training keep a scroll dedicated to Ryūten (a dragon spirit who helps avoid natural disasters) and Daji as guardians, and honor it in their personal services. The scroll is opened, hung, and given offerings the first three days of the new year. 146, 190n. 61 +
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檀越;danotsu;danotsu;Donor, derived from the Sanskrit danapati. Dana, generosity, is the first of the six perfections in Mahayana Buddhism. 126n. 7 +
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黄檗希運;Huangbo Xiyun,Huang-po Hsi-yün,Ōbaku Kiun;huangbo xiyun,huang-po hsi-yün,ōbaku kiun;(d. 850) Dharma heir of Baizhang and teacher of Linji, Huangbo was a tall, imposing figure, known for dynamic teaching, including beating students with a stick. See also Pei Xiugong. +
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叉手;shashu;shashu;The hand position when standing or walking in the monks' hall or in other formal contexts in the monastery, i.e., when not working or carrying objects. In modern Sōtō Zen, hands are folded at chest height with forearms parallel to the floor. The right hand covers the left hand, which is closed in a fist with thumb inside. There are various slightly different styles of shashu. In Dōgen's time and previously, shashu sometimes referred to the above position, and sometimes to holding the hands flat against the chest (not in a fist) with thumbs interlaced. See isshu. 64, 77n. 9 +
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理;ri;ri;Principle, a technical term in Buddhism contrasted to phenomena ji, and referring to the fundamental nature of universal reality beyond discrimination. These terms derive from Huayan Buddhist philosophy and dialectics, derived from the Avatamsaka Sutra, which were the intellectual background for much of early Chan. Later in Japanese Buddhism, including Zen, ri and ji were used less philosophically, with ri as the ideal, abstract, or logical, contrasted with ji as the actual, concrete, or practical. 100n. 3 +
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坐具;zagu;zagu;A bowing cloth, sewn ritually along with the okesa. It is spread out on the ground to protect the okesa when monks bow. 53n. 22, 139 +
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後架;kōka;kōka;Literally, "back shelves." Refers to the washroom and separate toilet room at the back of the sōdō, off the passageway around the naidō and gaidō (see shōdo). 78n. 19 +
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鉢;hatettsu;hatettsu;The tiny, slightly concave bowl stand on which the largest eating bowl, zuhatsu, sits. 103n. 19 +
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院門;inmon;inmon;"Temple gate," one of the many terms used for a temple. 192n.73 +
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如法;nyohō;nyohō;"According to the dharma," i.e., in appropriate manner, respectful, upright, dedicated. 54n. 28 +
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行者;anja;anja;Usually a junior monk who acts as personal assistant for the abbot or other monks in important positions. 64, 76n. 7 +
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淨人;jōnin;jōnin;Literally, "pure people";name for those who serve meals in the sōdō, usually rotated amongst the monks (except for the six chiji and others whose work precludes it). 106n. 37 +
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念誦;nenju;nenju;Literally, "remembrance chanting," a ceremony on afternoons of days ending with a three or eight in the date, still held in modern times in Sōtō monasteries. In this ceremony the names of buddha are chanted, and then all the monks circumambulate the sōdō [jundo] to reenact their entry into the monastery and refresh their intention. In Dōgen's time evening meeting was held after nenju, but commonly today this is followed by the hōsan procedure releasing the monks from evening meeting and signaling the somewhat relaxed four, nine day schedule. 134,146, 184n. 25 +
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坐;zaniku;zaniku;In Japan, the word for the square, flat mat upon which a zafu is sometimes placed during zazen, often called zabuton in the West. In Japan the word zabuton is used for smaller, everyday sitting mats. 78n. 18 +
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打成一片;dajō ippen;dajō ippen;Literally, "to completely become one piece";to become integrated. 52n. 14 +
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五祖法演;Wuzu Fayan,Wu-tsu Fa-yen,Goso Hōen;wuzu fayan,wu-tsu fa-yen,goso hōen;(1024-1104) Named for his temple site on Wuzu [Fifth Ancestor] Mountain, where the Fifth Ancestor had taught, Wuzu was a successor of Haihui Shouduan, who was a successor of Yangqi. Known for his straight-forward style, Wuzu was the teacher of Yuanwu Keqin (the compiler of the Blue Cliff Records) and of Foyan Qingyuan. +
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庫院;kuin;kuin;Also called the kuri or kudō, this is the building to the right of the dharma hall, which houses the temple administrators' offices and the kitchen and food storage areas. 50n. 4, 192n. 76 +
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箴規;shingi;shingi;Regulations, as in "Shurya Shingi";pronounced the same as the Shingi [pure standards] of Eihei Shingi. Gi [standard or measure] is the same in both terms. This shin means accupuncture needle or admonition, as in Dōgen's essay "Zazenshin" in Shōbōgenzō. 115n. 1 +
