Ōryōki
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The bowls are usually made of lacquered wood, with the utensils bundled in a cloth.[2] The largest bowl, sometimes called the Buddha Bowl or Script error: No such module "lang".,[2] symbolizes the Buddha's head and his wisdom. The other bowls are progressively smaller. In describing the form of Script error: No such module "lang". used at John Daido Loori's Zen Mountain Monastery, author Jack Maguire wrote:
This is the formal style of serving and eating meals practiced in Zen temples.[2]
Buddhist tradition states that after Huineng received the monk's robe and bowl as evidence of his receiving Dharma transmission, the bowl itself was considered a symbol of transmission from teacher to student.[3]
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Zen teachers say that taking meals with Script error: No such module "lang". cultivates gratitude, mindfulness, and a better understanding of self.[4] (In this regard, it is not unlike Script error: No such module "lang"..) The intricacies of the form may require the practitioner to pay great attention to detail.[4]
Meaning of Japanese word
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- Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., the bowl.
References
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External links
- Photos of Oryoki
- Translation of Dogen Zenji's commentary on head cook
- Translation of Dogen Zenji's commentary on eating
- White Wind Zen Community meal chant translation
- Shambhala lineage use of Oryoki explained
- Patrick Reynolds briefly explains and demonstrates Soto oryoki
- Robin briefly explains and demonstrates oryoki as practiced in the Shambhala community
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