Hand position with palms together and fingers pointed upward.
Area about two inches below the navel. The center of the core of the body.
Hand position in which the right hand rests palm up cradling the left hand. Both thumbs touch lightly, neither rising nor falling.
A bell used to signify the beginning and ending of zazen.
The person who leads the sitting practice.
Fish-shaped wooden block drum used to keep time while reciting the sutras.
The position of the hands while sitting.
Sutra chanting.
A text of intentions recited to regulate the breath, the mind, and to synchronize the participants of zazen.
The lower midsection of the body.
Solid wooden blocks used to focus attention and to start and end zazen.
Literally to sit in zen. The practice of seated meditation.