只し管かん打た坐ざ

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Meanings

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shikantaza; just sitting meditation

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)Buddhism

A Zen Buddhist meditation practice of intense, objectless sitting; the practitioner maintains focused awareness without concentrating on any particular object.

只し管かん打坐たざは、何なにも求もとめず、ただ坐すわる禅ぜんの修しゅ行ぎょうです。
Shikantaza is a Zen practice of just sitting, without seeking anything.
道どう元げん禅ぜん師じは只し管かん打坐たざを重じゅう視しした。
Zen Master Dōgen emphasized shikantaza.