Pure Land, Rinzai, Soto
Fall - Fortnight 20 (Earth+Zephyr)
Feast/Jan
3 The Pure Land, Rinzai and Soto schools.
Greenhouses and wapinis. Shojin Ryori cuisine. Respect for growers and
cooks, 5 Oryoki bowls, food proportions, 5 tastes and colors and cooking
methods. Dogen as lineage holder of Baizhang.
Honen
Honen (1133–1212 CE), founder of Pure Land (Jodo Shu), emphasized nembutsu chanting for rebirth in the Western Paradise. Shugendo Fudo statues judged the personal within universal harmony, like the Jade Emperor. His unique faithbased salvation democratized Buddhism.
Eisai
Eisai (1141–1215 CE), founder of Rinzai Zen, introduced tea and koan practice from Song China, establishing Kenninji. Shugendo seed offerings (rice, barley) bridged personal to universal, as on the Queqiao. His distinctive koan inquiry sharpened direct realization.
Dogen
Dogen (1200–1253 CE), founder of Soto Zen, brought
Caodong Chan to Japan, authoring Shobogenzo and promoting shojin ryori.
Soto feasts with oryoki bowls harmonized personal and universal, reflecting
Baizhang’s lineage. His unique zazenonly approach unified self and cosmos.
| Honen/Pure Land 1212 CE | Eisai/Rinzai 1215 CE | Dogen/Soto 1253 CE |
| Shugendo statue of Fudo | Shugendo seed offering (Rice, Barley, Proso Millet, Finger Millet, Jobs Tears) | Soto Shojin Ryori feast with Oryuki bowls, Bigu Taoist Shugendo Fast |
| Jade Emperor judges the deceased | Milky Way Queqiao bridge to Paradise | - |
5. Attainment in both the Personal and Universal:
Unity of the Personal and Universal is attained,
so that they respond in unobstructed harmony to each other and with the
world at large.
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| PRACTICE | Ominsoku Festival | 1. Lung Cleansing Breath - Breathing to purify and strengthen
the lungs.
1. Emptiness Meditation - Meditating on the concept of nothingness.
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2. Metal Element Mantra - Reciting mantras for metal's
clarity and precision.
2. Star Gazing - Reflecting on the vastness of the cosmos for perspective. |
3. Autumn Reflection - Meditating on metal's qualities
during autumn.
3. Silence Practice - Embracing silence to understand the void. |
4. Metal Qi Collection - Drawing in metal energy for purification
4. Sky Burial Contemplation - Pondering the return to nature after death. |
5. Sword Hand Position
- Using hand mudras for cutting through illusions.
5. Void Mantras - Chanting mantras that evoke space or emptiness. |
6. Metal Path Breathing - Breathing to resonate with metal
pathways.
6. Space Visualization - Imagining the body merging with
infinite space.
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7. Condensing Qi - Refining qi like metal refines ore.
7. Breath of Emptiness - Breathing exercises to experience
the void within.
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8. Lung Qi Circulation - Practices for smooth lung qi flow.
8. Dissolution Meditation - Visualizing oneself dissolving into space. |
9. Metal Element Sound - Using the sound associated with
metal (s?) for healing.
9. Zen Sitting (Zazen) - Sitting in meditation to realize the emptiness of self. |
Setsubin retreat (Wuri Bigu)
10. Purification through Metal - Meditating on metal for
spiritual clarity.
10. Meditating in Open Spaces - Choosing wide, open areas for practice. |
Setsubin retreat (Wuri Bigu)
11. Metal Alchemy - Transforming base energies into refined
states.
11. Perception of Non-Self - Contemplating the lack of inherent existence. |
Setsubin retreat (Wuri Bigu)
12. Golden Light Meditation - Visualizing golden light for spiritual enlightenment, aiming for the ultimate goal of inner alchemy - the return to the Tao or achieving immortality. 12. Kokyu-ho - Techniques to harmonize breath with the concept of space. |
Setsubin retreat (Wuri Bigu) | Setsubin retreat (Wuri Bigu) |
| STUDY | Pure Land | - | - | - | - | Rinzai | - | - | - | - | Dogen, Soto | - | - | - | - |
| MEDITATION | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Shugendo Fast Retreat | Shugendo Fast Retreat | Shugendo Fast Retreat | Shugendo Fast Retreat | Shugendo Fast Retreat |
