Hakuin Ekaku
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Hakuin Ekaku was one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism, who regarded bodhicitta, working for the benefit of others, as the ultimate concern of Zen-training. While never having r
Scroll calligraphy by Hakuin Ekaku (depicts Bodhidharma). Caption: Jikishi ninshin, Kensho jobutsu: "Direct pointing at the mind of man, seeing one's nature and becoming Buddha."
Daruma by Hakuin
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Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique or combination of techniques to train attention and awareness and detach from "discursive, ruminating thought", achieving a mentally cl
Hakuin Ekaku
…transmission, he is regarded as the reviver of the Japanese Rinzai school from a period of stagnation, focusing on rigorous training methods integrating meditation and koan practice. Hakuin was born in 1686 in the small village of Hara, at the foot of Mount Fuji. His mother was a devout Nichiren Buddhist, and it…
Young children practicing meditation in a Peruvian school
Man meditating in a garden setting (19th century)
A statue of Patañjali practicing dhyana in the Padma-asana at Patanjali Yogpeeth
Lord Mahavir attaining omniscience in shukla dhyana, the highest level of meditation