Dojo - Dojo

Japanese: 道場 - どうじょう

〘Noun〙 (Translation of bodhimaṇḍa) 1. The place where the Buddha attained enlightenment. It refers to the Vajra seat under the Bodhi tree. 2. It refers to the state of mind that leads to enlightenment, such as hosshin (aroused mind) and jinshin (deep mind) , as well as practices such as giving. [Dhammapada] 3. A place for Buddhist training. A place where the Buddha is worshiped and his teachings are preached. A temple. It also refers to small buildings that do not have the status of a temple, or temporary places for Buddhist ceremonies and memorial services. *Ryo Gikai (718) - Monks and nuns: "Ordinary monks and nuns _are _not in _temples , or _in separate _training halls. _{They gather together} to educate the masses. (Omitted) They all return to secular life." [Bai Juyi - Abide by the Precepts, Perform Night Plays, Invite Dreams, and Deserve Poems] 4. A place where nembutsu gatherings are held in the Jodo Shinshu and Jishu sects. It refers to everything from simple ones to temples. ※Kaishakusho (around 1337): "A place called a dojo , with a row of fences and a wall separating it, where each place holds its own venue." ⑤ Especially in the early modern period, temples that only housed statues of Buddha, had no temple status, and no fixed resident monks. ※Storybook: Kareguchi Tsuyu no Hanashi (1691), vol. 2: "When I left the countryside, an entire village was of the Ikko sect, and they came to the dojo to listen to the chanting of the oracle." ⑥ A place where students gather to learn and practice martial arts under their master. ※Joruri: Yugiri Awa Naruto (around 1712), vol. 3: "I took my wife and children with me and rented a room at the entrance of the dojo in Kamihonmachi last winter." ⑦ A place where many people gather, live as a group, and work hard on spiritual training and training their skills.

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (bodhimaṇḍa の訳語)① 仏がさとりを開いた場所。菩提樹下の金剛座をいう。② 発心(ほっしん)・深心(じんしん)など、さとりを開くもととなる心や布施などの修行をいう。〔法句経〕③ 仏道修行の場所。仏をまつり仏の教えを説く所。寺。寺院。また、寺院としての格を持たない小さな建物や、臨時にしつらえられた法会、法事のための場所などをもいう。※令義解（718）僧尼「凡僧尼非_レ在_二寺院_一。別立_二道場_一。聚_レ衆教化。〈略〉者。皆還俗」〔白居易‐斎戒満夜戯招夢得詩〕④ 浄土真宗や時宗で、念仏の集まりを行なう場。簡略なものから、寺院までをいった。※改邪鈔（1337頃）「道場と号して簷(のき)をならべ墻をへだてたるところにて、各別各別に会場をしむる事」⑤ 特に近世、仏像を安置してあるだけで、寺格もなく住僧も定まらない寺。※咄本・軽口露がはなし（1691）二「去田舎に、一村みな一向宗にて、道場(ダウデウ)へまいりて御讚歎を聴聞いたし」⑥ 弟子が集まり師について武芸を学び、練習する所。※浄瑠璃・夕霧阿波鳴渡（1712頃）中「妻子引具し旧冬より、上本町の道場の玄関構へ借座敷」⑦ 多くの人々が集まり、団体生活をして精神修養・技術の練成などに励む場所。

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