dharma:
Religious, secular, or natural law; the law of karma; Buddha or
Tao; teaching; the Dharmakaya. With a lower-case ‘d’:
phenomenon or thing.
dojo: The training hall or zendo.
dokusan: Personal interview with the teacher
during formal practise.
hojo: Small room where dokusan takes place.
kinhin: The formal walk between periods of zazen.
practice: Training. Endeavours in the dojo; zazen.
To take the Eightfold Path; to follow the precepts; to turn the
Dharma wheel.
roshi: Old Teacher, mode of addressing a Zen
master.
samu: Building and maintenance of the temple
and/or surrounds as part of formal practise.
sangha: community, fellowship, harmony.
sesshin: To touch, receive and convey the heart-mind.
An intensive Zen retreat of two to seven days.
sutras: Sermons by the Buddha Shakyamuni and
those attributed to him; Buddhist scripture.
teisho: The roshi’s Dhama talk.
zazen: Seated practise of focus on a single matter.
zazenkai: half-day meeting with sutras, zazen,
kinhin, dokusan and Dharma talk.
zendo: Zen hall, Zen centre. Dojo
