像法;zōhō;zōhō;The Semblance Age, in which only practice and teaching are available, said to follow the initial Age of True Dharma, shōb6, in which enlightenment, practice, and teaching all exist. According to this theory, in the Final Age, mappo, only the teaching remains. See mappo. 117n. 13 +
曹山本寂;Caoshan Benji,Ts'ao-shan Pên-chi,Sōzan Honjaku;caoshan benji,ts'ao-shan pên-chi,sōzan honjaku;(840-901) Dharma heir of Dongshan Liangjie, and sometimes considered the cofounder of the Caodong (<big>Sōtō</big>) School, he developed the five ranks philosophical teachings. +
玄透即中;Gentō Sokuchū;gentō sokuchū;(1729-1807) Fiftieth abbot of Eiheiji, he published the popular Rufubon edition of the Eihei Shingi in 1794. Also compiled a major edition of the Shōbōgenzō. +
丹霞天然;Danxia Tianran,Tan-hsia T'ien-jan,Tanka Tennen;danxia tianran,tan-hsia t'ien-jan,tanka tennen;(739-824) A student of Shitou, Danxia is famous for burning a buddha statue to warm himself. His second-generation successor was Touzi Datong. +
裴公休;Pei Xiugong,P'ei Hsiu-kung,Hai Kōkyu;pei xiugong,p'ei hsiu-kung,hai kōkyu;(797-870) Prime minister and governor of several provinces, he was also a lay Zen adept who studied with many masters, including Guishan and Huangbo. Pei Xiugong compiled Huangbo's Record (see translation by John Blofeld, The Zen Teaching of Huang Po), arranged the building of Huangbo's temple, and also met Hualin's tigers. +
寮;ryō;ryō;Refers to spaces to study or take breaks (e.g., the shurya) for monks who sleep in the sōdō;to work spaces or offices for various positions and their staffs (e.g., the tenzo ryō or inō ryō);and sometimes to dormitory spaces where senior monks sleep as well as study. Sometimes rya also refers to the staff itself of a certain position rather than to a work space. Thus sometimes the tenzo rya refers to the kitchen workers. 199n. 126 +
掛搭單;katatan;katatan;Literally, "the tan where you hang your belongings," at the back of which is hung a nameplate for the monk assigned to that place. In modern Sōtō Zen, a black lacquer plaque is used with white ink that is easily erasable. 102n. 13 +
證;shō;shō;Actualized or awakened, one of the characters used to mean enlightenment, it implies to certify, verify, or authenticate enlightenment. 75n. 4 +
自受用三昧;jijuyū zammai;jijuyū zammai;The samadhi [concentration] of self-enjoyment or fulfillment, a central teaching in Dōgen's writings on meditation, described by him as the criterion for true dharma and zazen. Dōgen's teachings in The Pure Standards for the Zen Community emphasize the satisfaction and fulfillment of jijuyu samadhi arising right in the midst of everyday activity. 16-17, 203n.153 +
投子義靑;Touzi Yiqing,T'ou-tzu Yi-ch'ing,Tōsu Gisei;touzi yiqing,t'ou-tzu yi-ch'ing,tōsu gisei;(1032-83) Student of Fushan Fayuan who received from him the Sōtō lineage of Dayang and maintained that tradition, incorporating his prior Huayan studies. Teacher of Furong Daokai. +
明教契嵩;Mingzhao Qisong,Ming-chao Ch'i-sung,Myōkyō Kaisū;mingzhao qisong,ming-chao ch'i-sung,myōkyō kaisū;(1007-72) A noted scholar-monk who compiled a history of the Chan transmission, he was an heir of Dongshan Xiaocong (Tōzan Gyōsō in Japanese) in the Yunmen lineage. +
珠数;juzu;juzu;A rosary or string of beads used traditionally by Buddhists, originally to count chanting or prostrations. Usually 108 beads for the number of possible delusions, it is sometimes considered an attribute of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion. 79n. 28 +
末山了然;Moshan Laoran,Mo-shan Lao-jan,Massan Ryōnen;moshan laoran,mo-shan lao-jan,massan ryōnen;(n.d.) A nun who was Dharma heir of Gaoan Dayu, one of Linji's teachers, she was a teacher of Linji's disciple Guanzhi Zhixian. +