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一日不作一日不食

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: a day without work is a day without food

Senses:

  • A slogan attributed to the influential Chinese Chan monk, Baizhang 百丈懷海 (749–814), who is said to have worked until the day he died. In Korean Buddhism, it implies working meditation 運力. Also expressed as 禪農一致. 〔廬山蓮宗寶鑑 T 1973.47.0332a8〕 [Ockbae Chun]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 33b

    Teihon zenrin kushō (Shibayama) 201

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 251

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 31, 51b

    Fo Guang Dictionary 26

    Koga 23

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    Entry created: 2007-12-09

    Updated: 2009-07-13