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. +
光紹智堂;Kōshō Chidō;kōshō chidō;(d. 1670) Thirtieth abbot of Eiheiji, in 1667 he first published all six essays of the Eihei Shingi together in the Shohon edition. +
頭首;chōshū;chōshū;The six heads of the different monastic departments. They are the head monk (shuso), the head scribe/secretary (shoki), librarian (zōsu), guest manager (shika), bath attendant (yokusu), and buddha hall manager (chiden). 52n. 18, 102n. 11, 189n. 54 +
天童如淨;Tiantong Rujing,T'ien-t'ung Ju-ching,Tendō Nyojō;tiantong rujing,t'ien-t'ung ju-ching,tendō nyojō;(1163-1228) Dōgen's teacher. Dōgen practiced with him for three years at Mt. Tiantong in China and received from him the Caodong/Sōtō transmission. +
靑原行思;Qingyuan Xingsi,Ch'ing-yüan Hsing-ssu,Seigen Gyōshi;qingyuan xingsi,ch'ing-yüan hsing-ssu,seigen gyōshi;(d. 740) One of the two main disciples of the Sixth Ancestor along with Nanyue Huairang. Qingyuan was the teacher of Shitou. +
華林;Hualin Shanjue,Hua-lin Shan-chüeh,Karin Zenkaku;hualin shanjue,hua-lin shan-chüeh,karin zenkaku;(n.d.) A Dharma heir of Mazu, defeated in dharma combat by Guishan while they served in Baizhang's assembly. Later he became abbot at Hualin (his name after that). He once was asked by Prime Minister Pei Xiugong if he had any attendants. Hualin called out the names "Large Emptiness" and "Small Emptiness," and two tigers appeared. When Pei Xiugong became frightened, Hualin asked the tigers to leave for a while. They roared and departed. +
照堂;shōdō;shōdō;The back passageway between the sōdō and the washrooms;literally, "illuminated hall," so-named because it had a space in the roof for light to enter. 79n. 21 +
比立;biku;biku;One of four terms for a monk that Dōgen commonly uses in Eihei Shingi, along with so, shu, and unsui. Biku, from the Sanskrit bhikku, is used for monks who have taken the full Theravada precepts. Dōgen uses it when quoting from Indian sutras or Vinaya (precepts) texts. 53n. 32 +