Zen institutions have an elaborate system of ranks and hierarchy, which determine one's position in the institution. Within this system, novices train...

to reinforce hierarchical structures within Zen institutions. Lachs also observes that the ritual koan interview between a student and master is so presented...

is a meditative discipline that is typically the primary practice of the Zen Buddhist tradition. The generalized Japanese term for meditation is 瞑想 (meisō);...

older monks and Zen teachers in Japan, though both "sensei" and "roshi" have come to denote official or semi-official ranks within some Zen schools in...

"sensei". Japanese martial arts titles Chinese: shifu Sanskrit: guru Zen ranks and hierarchy Senpai Rōshi "先生". Kōjien Japanese Dictionary. "Sense". Kenkyusha's...

Ranks" (Chinese: 五位; pinyin: Wuwei; Japanese: goi) is a poem consisting of five stanzas describing the stages of realization in the practice of Zen Buddhism...

to call himself Osho. Osho (disambiguation) Dharma transmission Zen ranks and hierarchy Dharmabhāṇaka Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary, Tokyo...

101 Zen Stories is a 1919 compilation of Zen koans including 19th and early 20th century anecdotes compiled by Nyogen Senzaki, and a translation of Shasekishū...

Thiền tông, 禪宗, IPA: [tʰîən təwŋm]) is the name for the Vietnamese school of Zen Buddhism. Thiền is the Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation of the Middle Chinese...

characteristics of Zen. All of these elements, which shaped the picture of the iconoclastic Zen-master who transmits a wordless truth, were shaped by and dependent...

with harmful consequences. Dharma transmission Oshō Sensei Zen master Zen ranks and hierarchy Wenger, Michael (2002), "What is a Roshi?", Buddhadharma:...

Martial Arts 功夫) common in the teachings of Chan Buddhism, Korean Seon and Rinzai Zen. Hua Tou can be translated as 'word head', 'head of speech' or 'point...

instructive, as it would remove much of the hierarchy and idealization of the teacher so prevalent in American Zen centers, which follow more the Japanese...

The original face is a term in Zen Buddhism, pointing to one's real essence or Buddha-nature, one's 'real face'. The phrase "original face" originates...

Zen (Japanese pronunciation: [dzeꜜɴ, dzeɴ]; from Chinese: Chán; in Korean: Sŏn, and Vietnamese: Thiền) is a Mahayana Buddhist tradition that developed...

Light: Zen Master's Keizan's Denkoroku, Boston: Wisdom Publications Diener, Michael S.; friends (1991), The Shambhala Dictionary of Buddhism and Zen, Boston:...

Buddhist branch and one of the Five Houses of Chán. The school emphasised sitting meditation (Ch: zuochan, Jp: zazen), and the "five ranks" teaching. During...

Rinzai Gigen, died 866 CE) is one of three sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism, along with Sōtō and Ōbaku. The Chinese Linji school of Chan Buddhism was...

Organization") is a lay Zen school derived from both the Soto (Caodong) and the Rinzai (Linji) traditions. It was renamed Sanbo-Zen International in 2014...

Honorific speech in Japanese Etiquette in Japan Japanese pronouns Zen ranks and hierarchy T–V distinction (politeness differences more generally) Chinese...

is described in Chan and Zen Buddhism encounter-stories, to expose the enlightened state (Japanese: satori) of the Zen-master, and/or to induce initial...

may refer to: annual meeting (総会, sōkai) Economy of Japan Sokai, Zen ranks and hierarchy Sokai, Tibet, village in Tibet This disambiguation page lists articles...

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...

considered to be the most influential figure in the formation of Korean Seon (Zen) Buddhism. He is credited as the founder of the Jogye Order, by working to...

An Introduction to Zen Buddhism is a 1934 book about Zen Buddhism by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki. First published in Kyoto by the Eastern Buddhist Society...

"comprehension; understanding". The word derives from the Japanese verb satoru. In the Zen Buddhist tradition, satori refers to a deep experience of kenshō, "seeing...

of retirement for themselves). Mushi dokugo Lineage (Buddhism) Zen ranks and hierarchy In other religions Apostolic succession Guru-shishya tradition...

Zen lineage charts depict the transmission of the dharma from one generation to another. They developed during the Tang dynasty, incorporating elements...

Sōtō Zen or the Sōtō school (曹洞宗, Sōtō-shū) is the largest of the three traditional sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism (the others being Rinzai and Ōbaku)...

master Hongzhi Zhengjue (1091–1157). In Japan, it is associated with the Zen Soto school, Dogen's offshoot of Caodong. Some practitioners teach that shikantaza...