遊山;yusan;yusan;Literally, "playing or wandering out in the mountains," a common Chinese and Japanese expression for going out to enjoy oneself. 184n. 23 +
南泉普願;Nanquan Puyuan,Nan-ch'üan P'u-yüan,Nansen Fugan;nanquan puyuan,nan-ch'üan p'u-yüan,nansen fugan;(748-835) A Dharma heir of Mazu and teacher of the great Zhaozhou, Nanquan is featured in many koans;he is known for his sickle, his love of cows, and for cutting a cat. +
椅子;isu;isu;The abbot's wooden armchair, separate from the monks' platform or tan, large enough to sit on cross-legged on a large cushion, but not to sleep on. It is to the right of the front door as one enters, and faces Manjushri, i.e., in front of Manjushri slightly to his left. 76n. 6 +
單頭;tantō;tantō;Literally, "head of the tan," referring to the person who assists the godō as head of training. The tanta sits at the head of the platform opposite the seidō, by the back entrance of the south, lower side of the monks' hall.105n. 34 +
山谷黄;Shanku Huang,Shan-k'u Huang,Sankoku Ō;shanku huang,shan-k'u huang,sankoku ō;(1045-1105) A noted poet and government official who was a lay disciple of Huitang Zuxin. +
掛搭;kata;kata;Literally, "hang one's belongings" (for a monk their robes and bowls) at a particular temple and practice there as a resident monk for some period. 54n. 30 +
geshe;geshe;title conferred on one who has completed a Tibetan monastic education in such Buddhist studies as logic, epistemology, philosophy, metaphysics and rules of discipline. +
tantra;an esoteric discource attributed to the Buddha;a way to enlightenment which makes use of mantra, visualization, and the control of subtle physical energies;the adamantine vehicle to enlightenment (vajrayāna). +
name-mantra of guru;name-mantra of guru;Sanskrit syllables incorporating the name of one's spiritual mentor, recited to enhance devotion and to request inspiration. +
qualities;qualities;(sattva, rajah, tamah) asserted by the non-Buddhist Sāṃkhya school as the three basic constituents of the "primal substance" (prakrti): lightness, activity and darkness. +