仏樹明全;Butsuju Myōzen;butsuju myōzen;(1184-1225) Dharma successor of Eisai, he was Dōgen's Japanese teacher and friend, who accompanied Dōgen to China and died there while staying at the Tiantong Monastery. Dōgen praised him highly. +
函櫃;kanki;kanki;The wooden cabinets at the foot of each tan in the sōdō, with two large shelves for monks to store their bedding and some personal items. 77n. 13 +
Aniruddha;(6th cent. B.C.E.) Blind disciple of Shakyamuni. Once he fell asleep during Shakyamuni's lecture, then vowed never to sleep again. Fulfilling this vow, he ruined his eyesight but also developed the heavenly eye with the supernatural power to see past and future. +
徹通義介;Tettsū Gikai;tettsū gikai;(1219-1309) Student of Dōgen who later became Dharma heir of Koun Ejō and third abbot of Eiheiji. He traveled to China to study Chinese monastic architecture and forms. Teacher of Keizan Jōkin. +
[黄龍]晦堂祖心;[Huanglong] Huitang Zuxin,Hui-t'ang Tsu-hsin,[Ōryu] Maido Soshin;[huanglong] huitang zuxin,hui-t'ang tsu-hsin,[ōryu] maido soshin;(1025-1100) Dharma heir of Huanglong Huinan. Huitang taught by raising a fist and saying, "If you call this a fist you've said too much. If you say it's not a fist you do not hit the mark." +
回光返照;ekō henshō;ekō henshō;Another expression for taiho henshō, "Take the backward step of inner illumination," or "learn to withdraw, turning the light inwards, illuminating the Self," which is described in Dōgen's "Fukanzazengi," "The Way of Zazen Recommended to Everyone." 52n. 14 +
開堂疏);kaidoshō;kaidoshō;"Documents of opening the hall";formal, official documents used as resumes by former abbots to indicate their seniority based on the dates of their having become abbots. The kaidasha is recited at an abbot's installation ceremony. See also jujichō. 199n. 127 +
風穴延沼;Fengxue Yanzhao,Fêng-hsüeh Yen-chao,Fūketsu Enshō;fengxue yanzhao,fêng-hsüeh yen-chao,fūketsu enshō;(896-973) Three generations after Linji and a successor of Nanyuan Huiyong. All the subsequent Rinzai tradition descends from his lineage, as supposedly predicted by Yangshan. Teacher of Shoushan Xingnian. +
羅漢桂琛;Luohan Guichen,Lo-han Kuei-ch'ên,Rakan Keishin;luohan guichen,lo-han kuei-ch'ên,rakan keishin;(867-928) Second generation successor after Xuefeng. he was the teacher of Fayan Wenyi, founder of the Fayan lineage of Chan. Dōgen praises Luohan for his saying, "The tenzo enters the kitchen." +