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Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō [a] ( 南無妙法蓮華経) are Japanese words chanted within all forms of Nichiren Buddhism. In English, they mean "Devotion to the Mystic Law of the Lotus Sutra" or "Glory to the Dharma of the Lotus Sutra". [2] [3] The words 'Myōhō Renge Kyō' refer to the Japanese title of the Lotus Sūtra. The mantra is referred ...
Zenshū Shiburoku. The Zenshū Shiburoku, The Four Texts of the Zen Sect, is a collection of four essential Zen texts which are being used in Japan as introductory texts in the education of novice Zen monks. The collection consists of the Jūgyūzu ( Ten Oxherding Pictures ), the Shinjinmei ( Faith in mind ), attributed to the third Chinese ...
Zazen is a meditative discipline that is typically the primary practice of the Zen Buddhist tradition. [1] [2] The generalized Japanese term for meditation is 瞑想 ( meisō ); [3] however, zazen has been used informally to include all forms of seated Buddhist meditation. The term zuòchán can be found in early Chinese Buddhist sources, such ...
Shikantaza (只管打坐) is Dogen 's Japanese translation of the Chinese phrase zhǐguǎn dǎzuò (只管打坐 / 祇管打坐), [1] [web 1] "focus on meditative practice alone," although many modern Western practitioners have interpreted this very differently. [2] [3] The phrase was used by Dogen's teacher Rujing, a monk of the Caodong school ...
Eric jumps off of a pier and swims to the ferry. There, Eric and Frodo are rescued by Henri (Djimon Hounsou) and his family. Meanwhile, Sam goes back to the jazz club. When she's ready, she takes ...
See also Zen for an overview of Zen, Chan Buddhism for the Chinese origins, and Sōtō, Rinzai and Ōbaku for the three main schools of Zen in Japan. Japanese Zen refers to the Japanese forms of Zen Buddhism, an originally Chinese Mahāyāna school of Buddhism that strongly emphasizes dhyāna, the meditative training of awareness and equanimity ...
Zazzle is an American online marketplace that allows designers and customers to create their own products with independent manufacturers (clothing, posters, etc.), as well as use images from participating companies. Zazzle has partnered with many brands to amass a collection of digital images from companies like Disney, Warner Brothers and NCAA ...
A zafu is a seat stuffed with the fluffy, soft, downy fibres of the disintegrating reedmace seed heads. The Japanese zafu originates in China, where these meditation seats were originally filled with reedmace down. The words zabuton, zafuton and futon are closely linked. The word zazen meaning "seated meditation" or "sitting meditation" is also ...