宏智正覺;Hongzhi Zhengjue,Hung-chih Chêng-chüeh,Wanshi Shogaku;hongzhi zhengjue,hung-chih chêng-chüeh,wanshi shogaku;(1091-1157) Also called Tiantong Hongzhi, having been abbot at the Tiantong monastery where Dōgen's master Tiantong Rujing later taught, Hongzhi was the most influential Chinese Sōtō teacher in the century before Dōgen. Hongzhi poetically articulated the Caodong/Sōtō tradition's meditation praxis, known as silent or serene illumination, and he also selected the cases and wrote the verse commentaries that were later compiled into the important koan collection called the Book of Serenity [Shōyoroku in Japanese]. +
座蒲団;zabuton;zabuton;Literally" sitting futon," this word is usually used in the West for the square, flat mat the zafu is placed on during zazen. In Japan this is called zaniku, and the word zabuton is used for smaller, everyday sitting mats. 78n. 18 +
報身;hōshin;hōshin;Sambhogakaya, the meditative bliss, reward body of buddha;one of the three bodies of buddha along with the dharmakaya hosshin, and the nirmanakaya keshin. 104n. 27 +
永平道元;Eihei Dōgen;eihei dōgen;(1200-1253) Founder of the Japanese Sōtō Zen lineage. Founder of Eiheiji monastery. Author of the Shōbōgenzō and Eihei Shingi. +
正法眼蔵;Shōbōgenzō;shōbōgenzō;True Dharma Eye Treasury;the name of Dōgen's masterwork. Also the description of what was transmitted between Shakyamuni and Mahakashyapa. ix, 1-2, 19,21,22,25 +
瑩山紹瑾;Keizan Jōkin;keizan jōkin;(1264-1325) Dharma heir of Tettsu Gikai and founder of Sōjiji Monastery, Keizan extended Sōtō Zen widely into the Japanese lay populace. Author of the Keizan Shingi, he is considered the second founder of Japanese Sōtō Zen. +
單;tan;tan;Platforms in the sōdō on which monks sit, eat, and sleep. Zazen is done facing the wall, while meals are taken facing the center of the room. The tan is also wide enough for monks to sleep at their places;cabinets with bedding are along the wall. Tan could also refer to the sitting platforms in the shurya. 77n. 10 +
丹鑑慧能;Dajian Huineng,Ta-chien Hui-nêng,Daikan Enō;dajian huineng,ta-chien hui-nêng,daikan enō;(638-713) The famous Sixth Ancestor of Chan (five generations after the founder Bodhidharma), whose biography and teachings were expounded in the Platform Sutra. The Sixth Ancestor is a primary example in Zen of a humble, illiterate person who realizes complete awakening. +
墨子;Mozi,Mo-tzu,Bokushi;mozi,mo-tzu,bokushi;(5th cent. B.C.E.) Founded a school of philosophy named after him in China's Warring States Period (403-221 B.C.E.) +
粥飯頭;shukuhanjū;shukuhanjū;A name for abbot that means, literally, "provider of food," referring to the abbot's responsibility to monks in his temple. 55n. 37 +
警策;kyōsaku;kyōsaku;Long flat stick carried in the meditation hall and used to strike the shoulders of sleeping monks or at the request of monks for releasing stiffness. It is not mentioned in Dōgen's writing, and probably was not used by him. In modern times it is sometimes carried by the jikidō, the shuso, or the abbot, or by a rotation of other monks. Its use has been discarded in a number of modern Sōtō temples, both in Japan and the West. 200n. 133 +
海會[白雲]守端;Haihui [Baiyun] Shouduan,Hai-hui Pai-yün Shou-tuan,Kai'e [Haku'un] Shutan;haihui [baiyun] shouduan,hai-hui pai-yün shou-tuan,kai'e [haku'un] shutan;(1025-1072) Main successor of Yangqi Fanghui and teacher of Wuzu Fayan. +
圜悟克勤;Yuanwu Keqi,Yüan-wu Kê-ch'in,Engo Kokugon;yuanwu keqi,yüan-wu kê-ch'in,engo kokugon;(1063-1135) Dharma heir of Wuzu Fayan and compiler of the Blue Cliff Record [Hekigan Roku] koan collection based on Xuedou's verse comments. He was the teacher of Dahui. +
雲水;unsui;unsui;One of four terms for a monk that Dōgen commonly uses in Eihei Shingi. (<big>The others are sō, shu, and biku.</big>) Unsui, literally, "clouds and water," refers particularly to trainee monks, who as home-Ieavers wander freely through the mountains like clouds and rain. 53n. 22, 188n. 46 +
話頭;watō;watō;"Words and stories," also "turning word" or "head word." In the formal practice of meditative concentration on koans, especially in the Linji tradition, a brief phrase or single "head word" from a dialogue is the object of concentration. 54n. 32 +
蒲団;futon;futon;Dōgen usually uses this word for the round sitting cushion used in zazen. It is now called a zafu. The ton of futon has the meaning "round." In modern Japan a futon is a thick sleeping mattress. The word Dōgen uses for a sleeping mat is mintan. 78.n 18, 80n. 35 +