Death. Maranussati: 'Recollection of Death'.

One of the great Bodhisattvas. In Japanese, Samantabhadra.

One of the great Bodhisattvas. In Japanese, Samantabhadra.

(Japanese) To join the palms (in reverence or respect).

Verses; poem composed of them.

(Tibetan) The virtuous Order. The order of Tibetan Buddhism founded by Lama Tsong Khapa and his disciples in the early fifteenth century.

Realization of Ultimate Reality or The Way of Everyday Life, one of the key chapters of Dogen Zenji's Shobogenzo. An important Soto Zen text, it subtly explores the relationship between practice [..]

Gotama in Pali, Gautama in Sanskrit. The surname of the Shakya clan into which Shakyamuni was born. Another name for Shakyamuni.

(Sanskrit) Spiritual teacher and guide.

The centre of gravity of the body, located in the lower abdomen; the centre of awareness in zazen meditation.