Ango Explained
An, or, is a Japanese term for a three-month period of intense training for students of Zen Buddhism, lasting anywhere from 90 to 100 days.[1] The practice during ango consists of meditation (zazen), study, and work (samu (作務)).
Ango is typically held twice a year, the first period from spring to summer and the second period from fall to winter.[2] The word ango literally translates as "dwelling in peace"; the summer ango is referred to as ge-ango and the winter period is u-ango.[3] Additionally, some monasteries and Zen centers hold just one ango per year.[4] [5]
Concerning Zen practice in the United States, author Ellen Birx writes,
See also
References
- Book: Birx, Ellen. Waking Up Together: Intimate Partnership on the Spiritual Path. Wisdom Publications. 2005. 0-86171-395-8.
- Book: Fischer-Schreiber, Ingrid. Schuhmacher, Stephan. Woerner, Gert. The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion: Buddhism, Taoism, Zen, Hinduism. Shambhala Publications. 1994. 0-87773-980-3.
- Book: Ford, James Ishmael. James Ishmael Ford. Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen. Wisdom Publications. 2006. 0-86171-509-8.
- Book: Hakeda, Yoshito S.. Bankei. Bankei. Haskel, Peter. Bankei Zen: Translations from the Record of Bankei. Grove Press. 1994. 0-8021-3184-0.
- Book: Leighton, Taigen Dan. Taigen Dan Leighton. Okumura, Shohaku. Shohaku Okumura. Dogen. Dogen. Dogen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community a Translation of the Eihei Shingi. State University of New York Press. 1996. 0-585-04623-9. 42854986.
- Book: Maezumi, Taizan. Taizan Maezumi. Glassman, Bernard . Bernard Glassman . On Zen Practice: Body, Breath, Mind. Wisdom Publications. 2002. 0-86171-315-X.
- Book: Prebish, Charles S. Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America. University of California Press. 1999. 0-520-21697-0. registration.
Notes and References
- Ford, 217
- Hakeda, et al.; 165
- Fischer-Schreiber, et al.; 13
- Prebish, 101
- Maezumi, 173
