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Hakuin Summary
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HAKUIN (1686–1769), more fully Hakuin Ekaku, was a mid-Tokugawa period (1603–1868) reviver of Rinzai Zen. Hakuin was born to a commoner family in Hara, present-day Shizuoka prefecture. Entering Buddhism at an early age, he studied widely...
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Hakuin, Ekaku : Buddhist Terms
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Hakuin Zenji, the Zen teacher (1685–1768), was the father of purely Japanese Rinzai Zen Bsm., as distinct from Chinese Ch’an Bsm. practised in Japan. From a humble life in a small temple he became the greatest Zen master of modern times. He...
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Hakuin
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(born Jan. 19, 1686, Hara Suruga province, Japan—died Jan. 18, 1769, Hara) Japanese priest and artist who helped revive the Rinzai Zen sect. After joining the sect &circa; 1700, he became an itinerant monk. He lived in poverty at a time when many...
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Hakuin Ekaku (白隠 慧鶴 Hakuin Ekaku, 1686-1769) was one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism. He revived the Rinzai school from a moribund period of stagnation, refocusing it on its traditionally rigorous training methods...


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Hakuin Ekaku (白隠 慧鶴 Hakuin Ekaku, 1686 - 1769 ) was one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism . He transformed the Rinzai school from a declining tradition that lacked rigorous practice into a tradition that focused on...


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The American Poetry Review
Hakuin and Welch.(four poems)(Poem)
01/01/2006: 241 words, approx. 1 pages
Driving with implacable Hakuin, the cruelest teacher who ever lived, across the reaches of Snoqualmie Pass, snow and ice after moving upward through dense rain. The sky cleared for a moment and did I see ornate space vehicles against the mountain wall? I'm...


 

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