Sekito (Jap.)

    Shitou in Chinese, it is the
    "mountain name" of a  Zen
    master of China, Shitou
    Xiqian, a contemporary of
    Mazu, c. 700.

    It is many times translated as
    "stonehead" , although it is
    really just a double character
    word that means "stone"--the
    tou is a common noun
    indicator suffix in Chinese.
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