…became one of Shakyamuni’s disciples. CHIDORON, or Daichidoron (J), Ta-chih-tu-lun (C), the Mahaprajnaparamita-shastra (S). Discourses on the Great Wisdom Scriptures written by the Buddhist Ancestor Nagyaarajyuna. It was translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by Kumarajiva and is studied by many churches of Mahayana Buddhism. CHIEF JUNIOR, Shusosho (J). A trainee selected by the Abbot for a training term of one hundred days to lead all trainees in…
Reverend Master Jiyu-Kennett 1924-1996 The Order of Buddhist Contemplatives was founded in 1978 by Rev. Master P.T.N.H. Jiyu-Kennett, a Buddhist Master in the Serene Reflection Meditation (Soto Zen) tradition. Born in England in 1924, Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett became a Buddhist in the Theravada tradition. She was later introduced to Rinzai Zen Buddhism by D.T. Suzuki in London where she held membership in, and lectured at, the London Buddhist Soci…
…Dogen (Eiheikoroku) Rules for Meditation (Fukanzazengi: in Liturgy of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives for the Laity in translation) Aspects of Meditation (Gakudo-yojinshu: in Zen is Eternal Life in translation) Rules for Eiheiji (Eiheishingi) Transmission of the Light (Denkoroku: part of it in Zen is Eternal Life in translation) Zazenyojinki (one of the writings of Keizan) Rules of Keizan (Keizanshingi) What is Truly Meant by Training and En…
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