umpan
Ja-Latn • Illustration — An umpan at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center An umpan (umpan, literally "cloud plate") is a flat gong, usually bronze, which is rung at mealtime in a Zen monastery. Literally translated as "cloud plate," the umpan is also sounded to "signal other events," such as a call to the conclusion of zazen. Typically one will find an umpan outside the kitchen (J. kuri) or dining hall area.
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Ja-Latn • Illustration — An umpan at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center An umpan (umpan, literally "cloud plate") is a flat gong, usually bronze, which is rung at mealtime in a Zen monastery. Literally translated as "cloud plate," the umpan is also sounded to "signal other events," such as a call to the conclusion of zazen. Typically one will find an umpan outside the kitchen (J. kuri) or dining hall area.
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According to Helen J. Baroni, "Wooden boards (han) hanging on various buildings throughout the temple grounds are sounded simultaneously to alert the members of the community beyond the range of the umpan."
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- 1.Helen Josephine Baroni. The illustrated encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism. 2002. 978-0-8239-2240-6.
- 2.Sōgen Ōmori, Trevor Leggett, Dōgen Hosokawa, Roy Kenichi Yoshimoto. An introduction to Zen training: a translation of Sanzen nyumon. 2001. 978-0-8048-3247-2.
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