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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.  +
牀緣;jōen;jōen;The edge of the monks' sitting platforms toward the center of the room, on which ōryōki are set out during meals. 76n. 6  +
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  +
尊宿;sonshuku;sonshuku;Venerable elders;abbots or other honored masters. 126n.4  +
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  +
灌谿志閑;Guanzhi Zhixian,Kuan-chih Chih-Hsien,Kankei Shikan;guanzhi zhixian,kuan-chih chih-hsien,kankei shikan;(d. 895) Considered a Dharma heir of Linji, Guanzhi also studied under, and venerated, the nun Moshan Laoran.  +
歎仏;tanbutsu;tanbutsu;"Praising the Buddha;" used for verses giving homage to buddha (and the three treasures), such as the one chanted as a dedication for donors of meals: "We give homage to the Bhagavat,! the perfect sutras,! and the Mahayana bodhisattva sangha,! with merit and virtue inconceivable." 104n. 28  +
三会;san'e;san'e;Three roll-downs on a han or bell, a common signal in the monastery with seven, then five, then three slowly and evenly spaced hits, or sometimes seven, five, and then three minutes of such hits, each followed by a series of rapidly accelerating hits which culminate with one, two, and then three hits, respectively. 101n. 6  +
侍者;jisha;jisha;The abbot's attendant, a senior monk who fulfills many functions, including acting as formal attendant during ceremonies and on travels, acting as a secretary, and acting as intermediary with monks or visitors. 64-5, 76n. 7, 200n. 134  +
孤雪道權;Guyun Daoquan,Ku-yün Tao-ch'üan,Koun Dōgon;guyun daoquan,ku-yün tao-ch'üan,koun dōgon;(13th cent.) Disciple of Zhuoan Deguang.  +
楊枝;yōji;yōji;Tooth stick;a willow twig whose end was chewed and softened so as to be used like a modern toothbrush for ritual teeth care. Its length was between four and sixteen fingers' width. 79n. 23  +
大覺懷璉;Daixue Huailian,Tai-hsüeh Huai-lien,Daigaku Eren;daixue huailian,tai-hsüeh huai-lien,daigaku eren;(1009-90) A Dharma successor in the Yunmen lineage.  +
眠單;mintan;mintan;The word Dōgen uses for a sleeping mat, called futon in modern Japan. 78n. 18  +
雙嶺化;Shuangling Hua,Shuang-ling Hui,Sōrei Ke;shuangling hua,shuang-ling hui,sōrei ke;(n.d.) A Dharma successor of Huitang Zuxin.  +