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長連榻

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Basic Meaning: long platforms

Senses:

  • Platforms used by a group of monks in training for meditation, meals, and sleep, such as those found in the saṃgha halls 僧堂 and meditation halls 禪堂 of Japanese Zen monasteries. See entry for synonym 長連牀 for more information. [Stefan Grace; source(s): Griffith Foulk, Yokoi, Nakamura]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 742

    Bulgyo sajeon 761a17

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 869b

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 31

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 61

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 963d



    Entry created: 2017-05-31