"You know the sound of two hands clapping; tell me, what is the sound of one hand?"
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Hakuin Ekaku, quoted in Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin trans. Norman Waddell (2010) p. 179
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Hakuin Ekaku
Hakuin Ekaku (η½ι ζ §ιΆ΄ Hakuin Ekaku; January 19, 1686 - January 18, 1769) was one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism. He was a pupil of Dokyo Etan, and transformed the Rinzai school from a declining tradition that lacked rigorous practice into a tradition that focused on arduous meditation and koan practice. Essentially all modern practitioners of Rinzai Zen use practices directly derived from the teachings of Hakuin.
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