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荻野独園 Ogino Dokuon (1819-1895)
One-shoe/Sekiri Daruma 隻履達磨 by Ogino Dokuon
Ogino Dokuon (荻野独園 1819–1895) was a Rinzai rōshi remembered for his daring resistance to religious oppression directed toward Buddhists during the late Tokugawa period and Meiji period of Japan. He received Dharma transmission from his teacher Daisetsu Shōen and later became abbot of Shōkoku-ji in 1879. In 1872 he was appointed director of Daikyō-in, which was an institution of the Meiji government set up that same year in order to "promote the 'prompt modernization' of the nation." Guised as an organization promoting the "Great Teaching" — consisting of Confucian ethics and Shintoism — scholar Heinrich Dumoulin states that, "...one is hard put to find anything Buddhist there. It is no surprise, therefore, that the Buddhists were not very happy with this new decree, even though it did give them a participatory voice in policy matters and introduced a new organizational order." As leader of Daikyō-in Dokuon protested these policies to the government, though with virtually no effect. Even still, he was one of the most outspoken of anyone of his time period in the Buddhist community. (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogino_Dokuon
Ogino Dokuon (1819–1895) Japanese monk of the Rinzai sect of the late Tokugawa (1600–1867) and Meiji (1868–1912) periods who resisted government oppression of Buddhism. Born in Bizen province (Okayama Prefecture), Dokuon became the disciple of Daisetsu Shôen at Shôkoku-ji. He eventually became Daisetsu's Dharma heir and succeeded him as abbot in 1879. In 1872, as the official head of the combined Zen schools, Dokuon protested the Meiji government's policies toward Buddhism.
(Helen J. Baroni, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism, p. 248.)
ZEN ANECDOTES
in: ZEN: Poems, Prayers, Sermons, Anecdotes, Interviews
Translated by Lucien Stryk & Ikemoto Takashi [池本喬, 1906-1980]
Anchor Books, Doubleday & Co., Inc., Garden City, New York, 1963.
4Date-Jitoku (伊達自得, aka 伊達宗広 or 千広 Date Munehiro or Chihiro, 1802-1877), a fine waka poet and a retainer of Lord Tokugawa, wanted to master Zen, and with this in mind made an appointment to see Ekkei (越溪守謙 Ekkei Shuken, 1810-1884), abbot of Shokokuji in Kyoto and one widely known for his rigorous training methods. Jitoku was ambitious and went to the master full of hopes for the interview. As soon as he entered Ekkei’s room, however, even before being able to utter a word, he received a blow.
He was, of course, astonished, but as it is a strict rule of Zen to do or say nothing unless asked by the master, he withdrew silently. He had never been so mortified. No one had ever dared strike him before, not even his lord. He went at once to Dokuon, who was to succeed Ekkei as abbot, and told him that he planned to challenge the rude and daring master to a duel.
“Can’t you see that the master was being kind to you?” said Dokuon. “Exert yourself in zazen, and you’ll discover for yourself what his treatment of you means.”
For three days and nights Jitoku engaged in desperate contemplation, then, suddenly, he experienced an ecstatic awakening. This, his satori, was approved by Ekkei.
Jitoku called on Dokuon again and after thanking him for the advice said, “If it hadn’t been for your wisdom, I would never have had so transfiguring an experience. As for the master, well, his blow was far from hard enough.”
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Dokuon (1819-1895) was very sick, and Tekisui (滴水宜牧 Tekisui Giboku, aka 由理宜牧 Yuri Giboku, 1822-1899) came to ask after him. Entering the sickroom, he announced himself, then straddled Dokuon. With his face almost touching Dokuon's, he said, "Well, how are you?"
"Sick," answered Dokuon.
"Think you'll pull through?"
"No."
Without another word, Tekisui got up and left. A few days before Tekisui's own death, Keichu (Keichu Bundo, 1824-1905) came from afar to ask about him. "I hear" he said to the porter, the master's very sick."
"Yes, sir," said the porter.
"Here's a box of cakes for him. When you hand it to him, give him this message: You're old enough to die without regret." With that Keichu left.
When the porter brought the cakes to Tekisui and gave him Keichu's message, the master smiled sweetly, as if he had forgotten all pain.
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One day Tesshu (山岡鉄舟 Yamaoka Tesshū, 1836-1888), the famous swordsman and Zen devotee, went to Dokuon and told him triumphantly he believed all that exists is empty, there is no you or me, etc. The master who had listened in silence suddenly snatched up his long tobacco pipe and struck Tesshu's head.
The infuriated swordsman would have killed the master there and then, but Dokuon said calmly, "Emptiness is quick to show anger, isn't it?"
Forcing a smile, Tesshu left the room.
