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徹夜坐禪

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: all night seated meditation

Senses:

  • In the Chan/Seon/Zen tradition, to perform seated meditation all night long. This is typically done during retreats and on the night before the assembly marking the Buddhaʼs attainment of enlightenment 成道會, before the anniversary of Bodhidharmaʼs death 達磨忌, and before the commemoration of the second patriarch severing his arm 二祖斷臂會. 〔僧堂淸規、三、年分行法次第〕 [Stefan Grace; source(s): ZGDJT, Yokoi, FGD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 0885d

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 779

    Fo Guang Dictionary 6004

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    Entry created: 2023-12-27