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Bankei Eitaku
Bankei Eitaku ( Bankei Yōtaku), also Kokushi (1622–93). Japanese Zen teacher of the Rinzai school. When young, he wandered through Japan, attending various Zen teachers, and then retired into seclusion to practise zazen. Neglecting his health, he had an enlightenment experience at a moment of critical illness. He received further instruction from Dōsha Chōgen, who bestowed on him the seal of recognition (inka-shōmei), but Bankei seized it and tore it up—he had no need of written authority. In 1672, he was appointed abbot of Myōshin-ji (monastery) in Kyōto, and at this point the extreme simplicity of his teaching led to a Rinzai revival, in which ritual preoccupations were transcended. Although he prohibited the recording of his teaching, some instructions and dialogues have survived.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Bankei Eitaku." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Bankei Eitaku." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-BankeiEitaku.html JOHN BOWKER. "Bankei Eitaku." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-BankeiEitaku.html |
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Bankei Eitaku
Bankei Eitaku (1622–93). Bankei was a Rinzai monk who lived during the Tokugawa period in Japan. During this time, the government required all families to register with a zen temple for record-keeping purposes, and Bankei recognized that this increase in the size of his congregation did not mean increased religious aptitude or interest. In response, he worked to make Zen teachings relevant to the dominant samurai culture and downplayed the need for strict religious practice. His teaching to the masses stressed the inherent Buddha-mind that all possessed, and he frequently spoke of the Unborn that underlay all phenomena and all thought.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Bankei Eitaku." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "Bankei Eitaku." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-BankeiEitaku.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "Bankei Eitaku." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-BankeiEitaku.html |
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