Term
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Short
Explanation
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Ananda
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Great disciple of Buddha,
and a disciple also of Mahakasyapa. The Indian second
Father (patriarch) in the tradition of Zen Buddhism.
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Bodhidharma
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The Zen teacher that
brought the wisdom of the true law from India to China.
He is the 28 father in the tradition of Zen Buddhism in
India, and the first Zen teacher in China.
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Bodhisattva
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A human being that
penetrated to it's true self and is near the zone of
Enlightenment or is fully enlightened. This person Woman
or man works in the middle of daily life for helping
others to reach Satori too. Danny Waxman says: "Bodhisattva
does not seek fame and profit, honor or respect. He or
she act in full function without being tired for the
benefit of all human beings".
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Buddha
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A Man, Historical figure
that lived 2500 years ago, and reached after much
hardship training a great Enlightenment, and since than
for the next 45 years taught the right entry for finding
one's true self and reaching enlightenment. Zen Buddhism
is based on the enlightenment of Buddha.
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Danny
Waxman
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Soto Zen and Let-go Judo
and Ninjutsu teacher. An Israeli Layman disciple of Prof. Masunaga
Reiho. Learned Zen and Budo for more then 13 years in Japan. He is the Senior Sensei (teacher) of this site
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Dogen
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The father of Soto Zen in
Japan (1200-1253) brought The true law from China, Wrote
Shobogenzo.
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Dojo
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The place for training
into enlightenment, the house of the warrior, a place
where true teacher and students meet to share and develop
their humanistic spiritual and physical abilities.
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Fukanzazengi
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Guidelines for sitting
Zazen. Written by Dogen. The essential and premier guide
for Zen training in the Soto Zen tradition for more then
650 years.
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Hakuin
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Great reviver and teacher
of the Rinzai Zen sect (1686-1768) Had many great
disciples, including women. Known also for his paintings
and Calligraphy.
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Keizan
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This great Soto Zen
teacher (1268-1325) made Zen teaching accessible and
explainable for the common people. Because his big heart
and efforts, the Soto Zen was spread all over Japan.
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Kinhin
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Zazen in movement.
Walking after Zazen in small and slow steps in a cycle,
keeping both hands near the chest, one hand wraps the
other.
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Let-go
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In every act
seeking to be beyond power. Not going against, not hold
to any form or thought, yet not just collapse from being
too loose. Leave everything without leaving. Forget your
self without lose yourself. Practice Let-go in daily life,
and in the Dojo. Invest in Let-go; let go to external
power for developing inner life and vitality. This is one of the most important issues in Danny Waxman teaching.
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Mahakasyapa
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Buddha first Successor,
and the first father in the tradition of Zen Buddhism
after Buddha. Known for his smile of enlightenment.
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Menju
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Direct transmission from
mind to mind of the true law from Zen teacher to a
disciple.
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Nagarjuna
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The 14 father in the
tradition of Zen Buddhism after Buddha. Known also as one
of the most important contributor to Indian philosophy in
subjects such as logic time, and causality.
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Nyojo
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Dogen's Zen Teacher in
China
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Prof.
Masunaga Reiho
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Soto Zen teacher priest
and Prof. of Buddhist philosophy and Zen Buddhism history.
The teacher of Mr. Danny Waxman. This site is dedicated
mainly to his work and teachings of Dogen Soto Zen.
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Rinzai Zen
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Great Zen teacher Linchi
(Rinzai) established in China this Zen school. It
emphasis sitting in Zazen, and solving formal riddles (Koans)
as away to reach enlightenment.
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Satori
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The Japanese word for
Enlightenment usually referred to complete enlightenment
or high level of attainment.
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Shikentaza
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Only Zazen. Zazen without
doing anything else, just sitting. Danny Waxman says:
"Straight to the point, the direct way to Satori".
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Shobogenzo
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The masterpiece that was
created by Dogen, including 95 chapters. Some of the most
important of them are in this site!
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Soto Zen
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The Zen-school that
emphasis Zazen as the direct way to Satori, and teach to
find the Koans in daily life. This site belongs to the
tradition of the Soto Zen.
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Srimala,
Ambapali, Khema, Acala, Prabhuta
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Great laywomen
bodhisattva figures at the time of Buddha. Known for
their wisdom compassion and also beauty.
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Sutra
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A text varied from one
page to a length of a book that contains usually the
saying of the Buddhas or the Bodhisattvas, and stories
about them or their disciples. Examples are the Heart
sutra or Avatamsaka sutra.
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Takuan
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Zen teacher that belongs
to the Rinzai School and is known for his teaching of Zen
with regard to training in Budo (Martial Arts)
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Vimalakirti
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A layman Bodhisattva,
disciple of Buddha, who lived complete daily life, yet
exiled in wisdom and compassion.
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Zazen
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'Za' is - soft, gentle,
tranquil. 'Zen' is - true. Zazen is the true and tranquil
sitting. Zazen is calm and comfortable cross leg sitting.
Sitting in Zazen creates the harmony between the heart,
internal organs, breath and brain. The principle of sitting in Zazen is to be beyond thinking. To think without thinking, to let all thoughts go, focusing on one thing, doing Zazen only. Please read Fukanzazengi for more explanations.
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Zen
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Prof. Masunaga says:
"Zen is a practice that helps a human being to
penetrate to his true self through cross-legged sitting (zazen)
and to vitalize this self in daily life".
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Zenki
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One of the most important concepts in Soto Zen teaching, meaning Full Function (in daily life) or Total Dynamic. Dogen, in Shobogenzo wrote a chapter dedicated to Zenki and Prof. Masunaga wrote and introductory essay for it, both appearing in the book Zen beyond Zen (that Prof. Masunaga wrote in English). Zenki is one of the deepest of all texts and among the hardest to explain and understand. It deals directly with issues like Life-death, Time, and existence. It is our intention to add it to the Texts that are presented in this site, in the next phase of its construction. Danny Waxman current experience in trying to teach Zenki is that beginners have some difficulty handling it, and it seems that concentrating on Fukanzazengi and Bendowa, and Prof. Masunaga writing seem more "soft" entering to Zen teaching. Zazen practice is the Key to understand Zenki; One should understand that, and not try too hard to understand it from a dualistic point of view, because his efforts would be for vain.
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