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[[Image:Keisaku1.jpg|thumb|A '''Keisaku''' with Calligraphy |
[[Image:Keisaku1.jpg|thumb|A '''Keisaku''' with [[Calligraphy]]]] |
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In [[Zen]] [[Buddhism]], the '''keisaku''' ([[Japanese (language)|Japanese]]: 警策, [[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 香板, ''xiāng bǎn''; '''kyōsaku''' in the [[Soto school]]) is a flat wooden stick or slat used during periods of meditation to remedy sleepiness or lapses of concentration. This is accomplished through a strike or series of strikes, usually administered on the meditator's back and shoulders in the muscular area between the shoulder |
In [[Zen]] [[Buddhism]], the '''''keisaku''''' ([[Japanese (language)|Japanese]]: 警策, [[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 香板, ''xiāng bǎn''; '''''kyōsaku''''' in the [[Soto school]]) is a flat wooden stick or slat used during periods of [[Zen meditation|meditation]] to remedy sleepiness or lapses of concentration. This is accomplished through a strike or series of strikes, usually administered on the meditator's back and shoulders in the muscular area between the shoulder and the spine. The keisaku itself is thin and somewhat flexible; strikes with it, though they may cause momentary sting if performed vigorously, are not injurious. |
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==Purpose== |
==Purpose== |
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The word "keisaku" may be translated as "warning stick", or "awakening stick" |
The word "keisaku" may be translated as "warning stick", or "awakening stick"; its wielder is called [[jikijitsu]]. "Encouragement stick" is a common translation for "kyōsaku". In [[Sōtō|Sōtō Zen]], the kyōsaku is always administered at the request of the meditator, by way of bowing one's head and putting the palms together in [[Glossary of Buddhism#G|gassho]], and then exposing each shoulder to be struck in turn. The kyōsaku may also be administered as a means of shaming one for sitting in a slouching position. In [[Rinzai school|Rinzai Zen]], the stick is requested in the same manner, but may also be used at the discretion of the Ino, the one in charge of the [[Zendo|meditation hall]]. Even in such cases, it is not considered a punishment, but a compassionate means to reinvigorate and awaken the meditator who may be tired from many sessions of [[zazen]], or in the "monkey mind" state (overwhelmed with thoughts). |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Jikijitsu]] |
*''[[Jikijitsu]]'' |
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*[[Shippei]] |
*''[[Shippei]]'' |
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*[[Sluggard waker]] – a similar custom and tool used in 18th century British churches |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*{{cite book |last=Sōgen Hori |first=G. Victor |chapter=Japanese Zen in America: Americanizing the Face in the Mirror |editor1-last=Prebish |editor1-first=Charles S. |editor2-last=Tanaka |editor2-first=Kenneth K |title=Faces of Buddhism in America |publisher=University of California Press |year=1998 |location=Berkeley, Calif. |page=60 |url= |
*{{cite book |last=Sōgen Hori |first=G. Victor |chapter=Japanese Zen in America: Americanizing the Face in the Mirror |editor1-last=Prebish |editor1-first=Charles S. |editor2-last=Tanaka |editor2-first=Kenneth K |title=Faces of Buddhism in America |publisher=University of California Press |year=1998 |location=Berkeley, Calif. |page=60 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5h8AokRoGjYC&q=Keisaku&pg=PA60 |oclc=37782936 |isbn=978-0-520-21301-2 }} |
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[[Category:Buddhist ritual implements]] |
[[Category:Buddhist ritual implements]] |
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In Zen Buddhism, the keisaku (Japanese: 警策, Chinese: 香板, xiāng bǎn; kyōsaku in the Soto school) is a flat wooden stick or slat used during periods of meditation to remedy sleepiness or lapses of concentration. This is accomplished through a strike or series of strikes, usually administered on the meditator's back and shoulders in the muscular area between the shoulder and the spine. The keisaku itself is thin and somewhat flexible; strikes with it, though they may cause momentary sting if performed vigorously, are not injurious.
Purpose
[edit]The word "keisaku" may be translated as "warning stick", or "awakening stick"; its wielder is called jikijitsu. "Encouragement stick" is a common translation for "kyōsaku". In Sōtō Zen, the kyōsaku is always administered at the request of the meditator, by way of bowing one's head and putting the palms together in gassho, and then exposing each shoulder to be struck in turn. The kyōsaku may also be administered as a means of shaming one for sitting in a slouching position. In Rinzai Zen, the stick is requested in the same manner, but may also be used at the discretion of the Ino, the one in charge of the meditation hall. Even in such cases, it is not considered a punishment, but a compassionate means to reinvigorate and awaken the meditator who may be tired from many sessions of zazen, or in the "monkey mind" state (overwhelmed with thoughts).
See also
[edit]- Jikijitsu
- Shippei
- Sluggard waker – a similar custom and tool used in 18th century British churches
References
[edit]- Sōgen Hori, G. Victor (1998). "Japanese Zen in America: Americanizing the Face in the Mirror". In Prebish, Charles S.; Tanaka, Kenneth K (eds.). Faces of Buddhism in America. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-520-21301-2. OCLC 37782936.
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