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The timekeeper who sounds the han or densho, announcing service and zazen, and plays the mokugyo or drum during service.

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The dedication chanted at the end of a ceremony, dedicating the merit and energy of our practice to all beings,…

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The priest who officiates at zazen, service, or ceremonies by offering incense and leading prostrations and bows.

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Dokusan is the Japanese term for “going alone to a respected one;” a formal and private face-to-face meeting with a…

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Literally: the room or hall (do-) of the way (-jo). Dojo is often used interchangeably with zendo, however, the ‘way’…

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This the Sōtō Zen term for one who rings bells in the zendo. At AZC, our dōan acts as timekeeper…

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The dharma (almost as difficult to define as Zen) is thought of variously as the Way, the Path, Cosmic Law…

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The person who takes care of altars. The chiden cleans the censors, makes sure incense is available for ceremonies, and…

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The Chinese word for Zen. The word ch’an predates the Japanese word Zen, of course, since Zen originated in China…

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