The Zen Record

Zazen wasan坐禅和讃

Author
Hakuin Ekakutraditional
Date
18th century
Also called
Song of Zazen
Language
Japanese
Used in
Rinzai

A hymn in praise of zazen, traditionally attributed to Hakuin and chanted in Rinzai temples.

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Sources

  • Rinnō Gōgisho 臨黄合議所 (Joint Council of the Rinzai and Ōbaku Schools), Kyōten 経典 (Scriptures) · link
  • Rinnō Gōgisho 臨黄合議所 (Joint Council of the Rinzai and Ōbaku Schools), Rinzaishū no rekishi 臨済宗の歴史 (History of the Rinzai school) · link
  • Heinrich Dumoulin, Zen Buddhism: A History, vol. 2: Japan (2005) · link

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