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手巾;shukin;shukin;A long piece of material, traditionally cotton or linen and off-white or gray colored, about fifteen inches by four yards. It is used while washing in order to tie up the long sleeves of a monk's sitting robe and also dry the face and hands. 78n. 20 +
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頭鉢;}zuhatsu;}zuhatsu;"Head bowl," the largest eating bowl of the hatsu-u. It has rounded edges. Currently referred to in the West as the "buddha bowl." 103n. 19 +
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恩;on;on;Generosity, kindness, blessing;a traditional Japanese social concept that implies some benefaction or kindness from which one incurs a natural response of obligation. 191n. 65 +
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点;ten;ten;The five shorter periods into which ko are divided. The ten in the koten time signals are signaled by striking a bell or small flat chime. 77n. 12 +
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退歩辺照;taiho henshō;taiho henshō;Another expression for ekō 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 +
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灯頭;tōju;tōju;The lamp manager, who takes care of lamps and lamp oil. 193n.79 +
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成道;jōdō;jōdō;To accomplish the Way;used for Shakyamuni Buddha's enlightenment. 106n. 41 +
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脱落信心;datsuraku shinjin;datsuraku shinjin;"Body and mind dropped off," a term Dōgen uses for complete awakening. referring to his own enlightenment experience with his teacher Tiantong Rujing in China. 75n. 3 +
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百兆志圓;Baizhao Zhiyuan,Pai-chao Chih-yüan,Hakuchō Shien;baizhao zhiyuan,pai-chao chih-yüan,hakuchō shien;Possibly the former teacher of Baoen Xuanze before Fayan. +
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大曉令韜;Daixiao Lingtao,Tai-hsiao Ling-t'ao,Daigyō Reitō;daixiao lingtao,tai-hsiao ling-t'ao,daigyō reitō;(666-760) A disciple of the Sixth Ancestor who later cared for the Sixth Ancestor's memorial stupa and mummy. When someone who had tried to cut off and steal the head of the mummy was apprehended, Daixiao encouraged forgiveness and leniency by the authorities. +
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沈休文;Chen Xiuwen,Ch'ên Hsiu-wên,Chin Kyūbun;chen xiuwen,ch'ên hsiu-wên,chin kyūbun;(441-513) A Liang dynasty poet. +
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巡堂;jundō;jundō;Circumambulation of the monks' hall. Done by the abbot or officiating priest at the beginning of each day's zazen (in the evening in Eihei Shingi, often in the morning in American centers with no sleep-in sōdōs). Jundō is also done by particular monks at ceremonies for entering or leaving the temple, or by all the monks during nenju ceremony. When the person(s) doing the junda pass by, the other monks have hands in gasshō, either while sitting upright at their places for opening zazen, or with standing bows before their places for other jundōs. 77n. 9 +
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Maudgalyayana;(6th cent. B.C.E.) One of Shakyamuni's ten great disciples, foremost in the manifestation of supernatural powers. He was inō at Veluvana vihara, the monastery donated by King Bimbisara. +
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百丈懷海;Baizhang Huaihai,Pai-chang Huai-hai,Hyakujō Ekai;baizhang huaihai,pai-chang huai-hai,hyakujō ekai;(749-814) A Dharma successor of Mazu, he compiled the first regulations for a Zen community, and insisted, "A day of no work is a day of no food." Teacher of Huangbo and Guishan, he was also famous for giving a monk's funeral to a fox. See Book of Serenity [Shōyōroku] case eight, and Gateless Gate [Mumonkan] case two. +
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公案;kōan;kōan;A story or dialogue from the former masters used as an object of meditation or study. With the spread of Zen in the West, the word "koan" has entered English usage. Koans are not nonsensical riddles to be solved and discarded. Rather they are subtle teachings about one's own life. Based in the dialectic and logic of awakening, koans challenge our limiting, conditioned viewpoints and refine our alignment with our deeper nature. 13-14, 76n. 4 +
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内堂);naidō;naidō;[also naitan] The main or inner hall. Both inner and outer halls are arranged with assigned places based on monks' positions and seniority. Generally, the monks with more important functions have their places closer to the altar, i.e., to the center of the hall. 78n. 14 +
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版;han;han;A hanging wooden block that is struck with a wooden mallet, one of the instruments to signal events in the monastery. It is roughly (with some variation) two feet by one-and-a-half feet by four inches. 77n. 12 +
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大;dai;dai;Literally, "big" or "great";used for daishin, the tenzo's "magnanimous" mind. 56n. 48, 57n. 54 +
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圓通法秀;Yuantong Faxiu,Yüan-t'ung Fa-hsiu,Entsū Hōshu;yuantong faxiu,yüan-t'ung fa-hsiu,entsū hōshu;(1027-90) A Dharma heir of Tianyi Yihuai, he also was head monk under Haihui Shouduan and supported Wuzu Fayan, as well as Touzi Yiqing. +
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庫裡;kuri;kuri;Also called the kuin or kudō, this is the building to the right of the dharma hall. It houses the temple administrators' offices and the kitchen and food storage areas. 50n. 4, 192n. 76 +
