| Hakuin Ekaku (Jap.) |
| born: 1685 died: 1768 83 years place: Japan |
| Zen master: J., Dokyo Etan Zen disciples: 25 recorded as Zen masters. |
Chin., Baiyin Huihe
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| stories: Osho This Very Body the Buddha (entire book uses writings by Hakuin) Turning In, ch. 6 The Language of Existence, ch. 2 A Bird on the Wing, ch. 3 No Water, No Moon, ch. 3 |
Hakuin is one of the most well known Japanese
Zen masters in its long history. He lived about
500 years after Zen was introduced into Japan.
Also an accomplished calligrapher and artist,
Hakuin's record is very well documented in Zen
literature.
Zen masters in its long history. He lived about
500 years after Zen was introduced into Japan.
Also an accomplished calligrapher and artist,
Hakuin's record is very well documented in Zen
literature.
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| Then I thought I should give you something beautiful on this day. And I remembered Hakuin's Song of Meditation. It is a very small song, but a great gift. Hakuin is one of the greatest Zen masters. His song contains all: all the Bibles and all the Korans and all the Vedas. A small song of few lines, but it is like a seed – very small, but if you allow passage to it to your heart, it can become a great tree. It can become a Bodhi tree – it will have great foliage and much shade and thousands of people can sit and rest underneath it. It will have big branches and many birds can come and have their nests on it... --Osho This Very Body the Buddha, ch. 1 |