![]() ![]() The priest Dogen, founder of the Soto Sect of Buddhism, emphasized the concept of 'shikantaza' which is a Japanese term for Zazen and means just sitting. The purpose of Zazen is not to be bound by the images in your mind but to experience the world and yourself as it really is, and reach a spiritual place of nothingness. Zazen is sometimes perceived as the same as visual meditation ('meiso'), however the direction of Zazen is different to that of visual meditation in which the eyes are closed and an object is visualized in the mind. It is said to exhale from the 'tanden' (a point in the lower abdomen). Such that the nose and navel are in line.īreathe naturally. Pull the back in and the stomach slightly forward. Relax shoulders and straighten the spine. Pull chin in, and rest the tongue lightly on the roof of the mouth behind the front teeth, keeping mouth lightly closed. With eyes half open, lower gaze to a point about one meter in front. Lightly touch the tips of the thumbs together. Face the right palm upwards and place the left palm on top. The hands are placed together palms up with the thumbs touching in a natural arc in the hokkai-join or gesture of reality. In either position, the three points including two legs and bottom make a balanced sitting posture. In half-lotus position only the left foot is put on the right thigh. Next, put the left foot on the right thigh. To sit in the full-lotus position, put the right foot on the left thigh and move the right heel close to the hip. ![]() Zazen is done in either full-lotus position or half-lotus position. Sit down cross-legged on the cushion, with knees barely touching the floor. A zabuton (flat cushion) folded in two can sometimes serve as a substitute. (choshin, chosoku, choshin respectively)Ī special cushion for Zazen called a zafu is used when sitting down to meditate. It is sometimes written with the characters 座禅 however it is correct to use the character 坐. Zazen (meditation) is a fundamental method of training in Zen Buddhism, in which one meditates sitting with correct posture. ![]() It was also known as the Busshin sect, the Daruma sect and the Ryoga sect for a certain period of time. In China it was succeeded by sixth generations from Daruma to Daikan Zenshi, and was succeeded from Kido Chigu to Daio Kokushi (the most reverend priest) and Daito Kokushi in Japan after the emergence of Goke Shichishu (five sects and seven schools derived from the original Zen Buddhism), which led to the present Zen. Since Gotama Siddhattha (Shakyamuni, Buddha), the founder of Buddhism, gave the missionary work of Buddhism to Mahakasyapa (Judai deshi (The Ten Chief Disciples of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni)) as the Right Dharma of furyumonji and the transmission of spiritual awakening without words or characters, it has been succeeded up until the 28h Bodhidharma (Bodai Daruma). The term Zen generally refers to the Zen sect, but also refers to zenna (a practice to attain enlightenment on the truth with calm emotion and clear mind) depending on a context or a case. The Zen which Daruma introduced was that of Mahayana Buddhism of ryogi (teaching the whole truth after clarifying it), different from that in early Buddhist schools. Later, when the origin of the Zen sect was actively sought, in accordance with its establishment, Daruma was regarded as the founder. Its basic form of ascetic practices is meditation, which has been an important type of virtue for the basic practice of Buddhism since ancient times, and the Buddhist group which practiced mediation began to be called Zen sect from the end of the Tang Dynasty in China. It is characterized by various means such as occasion-suited telepathy (direct communication from mind to mind) for those principles. It does not have a central sutra because of the principle of furyumonji (the thought that the status of enlightenment cannot be expressed in characters or discourses) and emphasizes shishi sosho (transmission of the teachings and the way of Buddhism from a teacher to a disciple) because of the principle of transmission of spiritual awakening without words or characters and in a heart-to-heart way. Zen (the Zen sect) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism which is regarded as having been developed in Japan, after established in India and transmitted into China by Daruma (Bodhidharma). Established in India, Brought to China, and Developed in Japan ![]()
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