You will come across many of these expressions from time to time in Zen practice. It is impossible to learn them all at once - that comes with time. We are gradually collecting the vocabulary here that is familiar to those who have been practising for a long time, but may surprise the newcomer.
From Sanskrit, literally means ”to carry, to hold”; in Buddhism, the term dharma has an extremely complex meaning, of which only a few essential ones are mentioned here. On the one hand, it refers to the Buddha's teachings, on the other hand to the cosmic law, ”the great universal order”, furthermore to all manifestations of reality (inanimate and living things, beings and phenomena) and finally also to all mental contents that constantly occupy people mentally.
Dharma is one of the ”Three Treasures” (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha) referred to as such in Buddhism.
Traditional, ritualised form of eating. Eaten in the Zendo, sitting in a circle.
From the Pali literally ”crowd/gathering”, in Zen Buddhism it refers to the community of zazen practitioners, often also the community that has developed around a teacher. Sangha is one of the ”Three Treasures” in Buddhism (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha).
The practice room for zazen.
Due to the general meeting of GenjoAn e.V. no evening zazen on 14.10.2024.