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道場;dōjō;dōjō;A place for practice/realization of the Way;used for the Sanskrit bodhimandala, originally the site of Buddha's enlightenment. Now also commonly used for martial arts practice halls. 115, 119n.21 +
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槌砧;tsui chin;tsui chin;A wooden sounding block used in rituals. It usually consists of a thin, eight-sided block a few feet high, with a small block a few inches high set on top of it to be used as a mallet. It stays to the left of the Manjushri altar, and when not in use the smaller block is covered by a cloth (in modern times usually purple). 87,89, 103n. 16, 135, 136 +
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修証;shushō;shushō;Practice-certification, authentification, or enlightenment. Used by Dōgen to express the nonduality of practice and true awakening. Practice is the expression and celebration of enlightenment, rather than a means to attain some later, resultant experience identified as enlightenment. 75n. 4 +
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托鉢;takuhatsu;takuhatsu;"Entrust or hold up bowls" at nose height with the thumb and first two fingers of both hands. Takuhatsu also refers to the customary monks' begging rounds, in which the bowls are also held in this way to receive donations. 103n. 18, 105n. 36 +
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水版;kahan;kahan;Literally, "fire han," this is the first lunch signal. The three strikes on the unpan, done when the fire is extinguished under the rice, signals that food will be ready soon. 80n. 32 +
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藥山惟儼;Yaoshan Weiyan,Yao-shan Wei-yen,Yakusan Igen;yaoshan weiyan,yao-shan wei-yen,yakusan igen;(745-828) Dharma heir of Shitou, he also studied with Mazu. He was the teacher of Dongshan Liangjie's teacher Yunyan. His description of zazen as "beyond-thinking," hishiryo, is much quoted by Dōgen. +
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寮主;ryōshu;ryōshu;The shuryō manager, a separate position rotated at weekly to monthly intervals between all of the monks. The ryōshu cleans and cares for the study hall, requests supplies when needed, and pacifies disputes within the shuryō. 81n. 39 +
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化身;keshin;keshin;Nirmanakaya, a historically appearing transformation body of buddha;one of the three bodies of buddha. See also hōshin, hosshin. 104n. 27 +
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鐼子;kunsu;kunsu;All the other eating bowls after the zuhatsu, the largest being the zukun. 103n. 19 +
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靑峰傅楚;Qingfeng Zhuanchu,Ch'ing-fêng Chuan-ch'u,Seihō Denso;qingfeng zhuanchu,ch'ing-fêng chuan-ch'u,seihō denso;(9th cent.) Student of Yaopu Yuan'an, he was probably the teacher of Baoen Xuanze before Fayan. +
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好手;kōshu;kōshu;Skillfulness;also connotes attention to the whole field of activity, appropriateness, wholesome attitude. 55n. 36 +
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首山省念;Shoushan Xingnian,Shou-shan Shêng-nien,Shusan Shōnen;shoushan xingnian,shou-shan shêng-nien,shusan shōnen;(926-93) Student of Fengxue Yanzhao;teacher of Fenyang and of Shexian Guisheng. +
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司馬承禎;Sima Chengzheng,Ssu-ma Ch'êng-chêng,Shiba Shōtei;sima chengzheng,ssu-ma ch'êng-chêng,shiba shōtei;(n.d.) A lay disciple of Mazu Dao-i, Sima was noted for geomantic skill, which he used to help find sites for temples, including Guishan. +
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普請;fushin;fushin;Community work, literally, "everyone invited," a word still used in common Japanese for community work projects. During fushin, also called samu, everyone in the monastery, without exception, is expected to work. This tradition derives from Baizhang, who is famous for saying, "A day without work is a day without eating." 184n. 26 +
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無量宗壽;Wuliang Congzhou,Wu-liang Ts'ung-shou,Muryō Sōju;wuliang congzhou,wu-liang ts'ung-shou,muryō sōju;(13th cent.) Compiled "The Daily Life in the Assembly" in 1209 as a procedural handbook for daily monks' practice, using many of the same sources as Eihei Shingi. +
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被;hi;hi;Quilt or thick cloth used to cover oneself when lying down, and folded up in a particular manner when put away. Its use in Zen dates back to the founder, Bodhidharma, often depicted with it covering his head and body while sitting in his cold cave in North China. 78n. 15 +
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堂行;dōan;dōan;Short for dosu kuka anja. The dōans, literally the inō's anjas or attendants, strike instruments during chanting and make offerings (flowers, incense, etc.) to altars. 80n. 33 +
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喝;katsu;katsu;An exclamatory shout or roar, literally "to yell," used especially in the Linji tradition to induce or express awakening. 190n. 59 +
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洞山良价;Dongshan Liangjie,Tung-shan Liang-chieh,Tōzan Ryōkai;dongshan liangjie,tung-shan liang-chieh,tōzan ryōkai;(807-69) Founder of the Caodong (Soto) lineage, the branch of Chan later transmitted by Dōgen to Japan. He is author of the "Song of the Jewel-Mirror Samadhi" ["Hokyo-Zammai" in Japanese], which initiated the five ranks or degrees teaching as a dialectical underpinning to Caodong practice. Dongshan was Dharma successor of Yunyan, although he also studied with Nanquan and Guishan. +
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受戒;jukai;jukai;Ordination, literally, "to receive precepts," a term used in Japanese Sōtō Zen for both householder, zaike, lay ordination and home-leaving, tokudo, monk ordination. 182n. 3 +
