Hua Tou (simplified Chinese: 话头; traditional Chinese: 話頭, Korean: hwadu, Japanese: watō) is part of a form of Buddhist meditation known as Gongfu 工夫 (not...
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important thing is to stick to Hua Tou at all times, when walking, lying, or standing. From morning to night observing Hua Tou vividly and clearly, until...
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Linji school (section Dahui and the hua-tou practice)
students, supplemented with introductions, commentary and poetry; The Hua Tou practice, the meditative concentration on the "word-head" of a gongan as...
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introduced k'an-hua chan ("observing the word-head" chan), which involved meditation on the crucial phrase or "punch line" (hua-tou) of a gong'an. The...
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track down a serial killer named "Noh". Wu Kang-ren as Kuo Hsiao-chi Tsung-Hua Tou as Shang-Yong Lin Cammy Chiang as Yen-Jhen Lu Chia-Yen Ko Fandy Fan Ruby...
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meditation. Prime figures are Dahui Zonggao (1089–1163) who introduced the Hua Tou practice and Hongzhi Zhengjue (1091–1157) who emphasized Shikantaza. Prime...
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Dahui Zonggao (section Hua tou practice)
the next two centuries. Dahui introduced the use of k'an-hua, the concentration on the hua tou ("word head") of a gong-an to attain insight. Until his...
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to the disciple Mahākāśyapa. In the original Chinese, the story is Niān huā wéi xiào (拈花微笑, meaning "Picking up a flower and smiling"). In the story...
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Chinese Buddhism developed the Chan practice of Koan introspection and Hua Tou. Tantric Buddhism developed and adopted tantric methods which are the basis...
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Precepts Shikantaza Sesshin Dhāraṇī Walking meditation Nianfo Chan Koan Hua Tou Samu (Zen) Ōryōki Prostration (Buddhism) Buddhist chant Dharma combat Kyōgai...
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