Time Schedule
- Time Schedule
Agenda
In order to be a part of the evolving daily life of Fukugonji Temple, the Busshin Temple Stay is a completely different experience depending on the time of year and number of participants.
Each time you participate, you will deepen your awareness and learn something new.
- 4:45
- Rise and shine
- 5:30
- Morning recitation
- 6:30
- Small meal
- 7:30
- Morning Samu (Work)
- 9:00
- Morning Sam (work)
- 12:00
- Midday meal
- 13:00
- Afternoon Samu (work)
- 17:00
- Evening recitation
- 18:00
- Evening meal
- 19:15
- Zazen, physical conditioning, reflection and rapport
- 21:15
- Go to bed
Glossary of Terms.
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朝課（ChouKa)・晩課（BanKa）
Morning and evening recitation.
Sutras are recited once in the morning and once in the evening every day in the main hall.
Sutras (chiefly The Heart Sutra) are recited. -
典座 (Tenzo)
A role at a Zen temple in charge of feeding the monks. Cooking is also an important part of the training.
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小食(Shoujiki) small meal
中食(Chuujiki) midday meal
薬石(Yakuseki) medicinal rockA small meal is breakfast, a midday meal is lunch and yakuseki is dinner.
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東司（Tousu）
A toilet in a temple. The term is used in the Soto sect of Buddhism, which is considered one of the Zen sects; in other sects it is sometimes called sechigakushi.
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作務（Samu）
Daily tasks essential for self-sufficient monastic life.
Cleaning the temple and grounds, fulfilling the duties required for monastic life and temple upkeep.