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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  +
揖手;isshu;isshu;Sometimes in "Bendōhō," and in Song Chan, the name for the hand position or mudra called shashu in modern Sōtō Zen. 77n. 9  +
施主;seshu;seshu;Patron or donor;generally, laypeople supporters of a temple. 53n. 21  +
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.  +
南院慧顒;Nanyuan Huiyong,Nan-yüan Hui-yung,Nan'in Egyō;nanyuan huiyong,nan-yüan hui-yung,nan'in egyō;(d.930) Teacher of Fengxue Yenzhao.  +
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  +
大悟;daigo;daigo;Great realization or enlightenment. Particularly in the Rinzai lineage, but not for Dōgen, daigo is someimes used to indicate a special opening experience resulting from practice. Traditionally, daigo is final, absolute enlightenment, contrasted to experiences of glimpsing enlightenment, shogo. For Dōgen, daigo is being free from ideas about the distinction between enlightenment and delusion. 76n. 4, 184n. 21  +
商量;}shōryō;}shōryō;"Carefully determine," used both for merchants settling on a price and, in Zen dialogues, for investigating understanding of dharma. 52n. 19  +
戒臘;kairo;kairo;Literally, the end of the year precepts [were received]. A monk's ordination age, or years since ordination, is important as the basis for seating and various other arrangements in the monastery. This system of seniority or hierarchy can have an egalitarian aspect, as it counters ambition based on individual qualities. 101n. 8  +
大坐茶湯;daiza chato;daiza chato;Tea offered in the sōdō;a ceremony in which tea is offered to the assembly by the abbot or director four times a year: at the winter solstice, New Year's day, and the beginning and end of the summer practice period.108n. 65  +
衆;shu;shu;One of four terms for a monk that Dōgen commonly uses in Eihei Shingi, along with sō, unsui, and biku. Shu also means assembly, or the community of monks. 53n. 22  +
得度;tokudo;tokudo;Literally, "attain the Way;" used for home-leaving monk ordination. See jukai. 182n. 3  +
做手脚;sashu kyaku;sashu kyaku;Everyday activities;literally, "using your arms and legs." 191n. 69  +
投子大同;Touzi Datong,T'ou-tzu Ta-t'ung,Tōsu Daidō;touzi datong,t'ou-tzu ta-t'ung,tōsu daidō;(819-914) Teacher of Dongkeng Yanjun. Touzi was in the lineage two generations after Danxia Tianran, the student of Shitou famous for burning a buddha statue to warm himself  +
長蘆宗賾;Changlu Zongze,Ch'ang-lu Tsung-tsê,Chōro Sasaku;changlu zongze,ch'ang-lu tsung-tsê,chōro sasaku;(d. 12th cent.) A master in the Yunmen lineage, in 1103 he compiled the Zen'en Shingi [Pure Standnrds for the Zen Garden;Chanyuan Qinggui in Chinese], which was the model for Dōgen's Eihei Shingi, and which Dōgen quotes extensively.  +
Mahakashyapa;(6th cent. B.C.E.) The disciple of Shakyamuni considered to be the first Indian ancestor of Zen. He said to have received transmission of the true Dharma eye treasury when he smiled at Shakyamuni's twirling of a flower before the assembly at Vulture Peak. He was known as foremost amongst the disciples in ascetic practice, and is said to be waiting in a Himalayan cave to transmit Shakyamuni's robe to the future Buddha Maitreya.  +