When Yang-shan Hui-chi (807-883), as a young monk, paid a visit to the Ch'an master Hsing-k'ung, there was a monk who asked Hsing-k'ung:
-What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?
Hsing-k'ung replied:
-Suppose...
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S samadhi -
collectedness of the mind through gradual calming of mental activity..
Sambogakaya -
body of buddha-paradise buddha.
sangha -
the buddhist community - monks, nuns, novices, and lay followers .
Sariputra -
one of the ten great disciples of Buddha, renowned for his wisdom. .
sesshin -
days of especially intense, strict practice .
Shakyamuni -
"Sage of Shayka", epithet of the historical Buddha.
skandha -
the five aggregates, constituting what is generally known as the personality:
form
sensation
perception
mental formations .
Subhuti -
a student of the Buddha, who was known for his loving kindness. .
sutra -
discourses of the Buddha.
The glossary of zen and buddhism terms are gathered from the following authorized sources:
1. The Venerable Ajahn Sanong Katapunyo of Wat Sanghathan and the translation/editing of the Thai by Fuengsin Trafford and Simon Romer.
2. Steven Newton - Portland Zen Community (source "Glossary of Japanese Zen Terms" - Stan Rosenthal)
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