Gasan Jito

Names

Disciples of Gasan Jito 2 named

• Takuju Kosenprimary · 1760 – 1833
• Inzan Ienprimary · 1751 – 1814

Teachers and lineage of Gasan Jito

Teacher / root master:

• Hakuin EkakuRoot teacher / master · 1686 – 1769

Full lineage of Gasan Jito →

Teachings

• proverbRiver Monk

  (traditional attribution)

  I sit by the river that flows past the temple. The river does not ask whether I am a monk; it does not bow when I bow. Yet whenever I rise, I rise from a longer rest than I started with.

  tr. Zen Lineage editorial

  Gasan Jito

• proverbBow Deep, Stand Slow

  (traditional attribution)

  Bow deep, stand slow. The bow is not for me; it is for the body to remember that the floor exists. The slow standing is not for show; it is for the body to remember that the air exists.

  tr. Zen Lineage editorial

  Gasan Jito

• proverbOld Pillow

  (traditional attribution)

  An old pillow is the best pillow for sleep, and the best pillow for kōan. The shape of the dreamer has worn into it; nothing in it argues back.

  tr. Zen Lineage editorial

  Gasan Jito

Other masters in Rinzai

• Myoan Eisai1141 – 1215
• Shinchi Kakushin1207 – 1298
• Koho Kakumyo1271 – 1361
• Kanzan Egen1277 – 1360
• Shuho Myocho1282 – 1337
• Tetto Giko1295 – 1369

Master Record Sources

• datesZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation

  1727-1797

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• nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation

  Gasan Jito

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• schoolZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation

  Rinzai

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• teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation

  Hakuin Ekaku (Terebess Harada profile - Harada's Rinzai Lineage)

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