McDaniel - Zen Masters of Japan: the Second Step East

Acknowledgments

The author gratefully acknowledges permission to reprint the following material:

Hackett Publishing Company for excerpts from: Stephen Addiss, Stanley Lombardo and Judith Roitman (eds.), Zen Source-book (2008.)

Excerpts from Zen Buddhism: A HistoryJapan by Heinrich Dumoulin World Wisdom, Inc, 2005. All selections used with permission.

The Rochester Zen Center for their translation of Master Hakuins Chant in Praise of Zazen .

Tuttle Publishing for excepts from Zen Flesh, Zen Bones by Paul Reps and Nyogen Senzaki, and An Introduction to Zen Training by Omori Sogen

Michael Gamer, Anne Watts, and Joan Watts for excerpts from: Zen Dust by Isshu Miura and Ruth Sasaki.

Excerpts from Essays in Zen Buddhism , copyright by D. T. Suzuki. Used by permission of Grove/Atlantic, Inc. Any third party use of this material, outside of this publication, is prohibited.

Seven lines by Keizin Jokin from The Light Inside the Dark by John Tarrant. Copyright 1998 by John Tarrant. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.

Ikkyu, excepts from Crow With No Mouth , versions by Stephen Berg. Copyright 1989, 2000 by Stephen Berg. Reprinted with the permission of The Permissions Company, Inc., on behalf of Copper Canyon Press, www.coppercanyonpress.org.

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One third of D. T. Suzukis examination of the impact of Zen on Japanese culture deals with Zen and kendothe way of the sword. In that book, he relates a story about a tea-man, with no martial training, who was attached to the household of a provincial Daimyo. On a particular occasion, the Daimyo insisted that the tea master accompany him on a visit to the capital city, Edo; and, in order that he fit in with the other members of the entourage, he was instructed to dress like a samurai and to carry the two distinctive swords associated with the warrior class.

The tea master was self-conscious about appearing to be something he was not and generally stayed within the compound where they were lodged. However, one day he decided to take a walk to view the sights of the city. While doing so he was accosted by a ronin a masterless samurai. The ronin was a bully who could tell by the way the tea master carried himself that he was not a genuine samurai. He blocked the tea masters path and told him, I see by your dress that youre from the province of Tosa, which is famous for the skill their samurai have with the sword. I would be honored if you would let me test my talents against yours.

The tea-man replied, Im not, as you assume, a samurai at all. I have dressed like this at the command of my Lord. Im a master of chanoyu . I know nothing of sword play.

Then you have no right to carry that sword. But since you have done so, youll now have to use it regardless of how much or how little you know.

The tea master realized that honor required him to face the ronin , and he resigned himself to die in the encounter. However, he did not wish to make a complete fool of himself in the match, which would bring disgrace not only upon himself but upon his Daimyo as well. So he told the ronin , Very well, I will fight you. But at the moment, I am carrying out an errand on behalf of my master. Please allow me to complete it, and I will meet you at this time tomorrow to fulfill my obligation.