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Hishiryō (非思量) literally means not-thinking.
Hishiryo can be described as a state of mind beyond thinking and non-thinking during the practice of Zazen.
Shiryō (思量) means “thinking,” and hi (非) is a prefix for negation and opposition.
Therefore, hishiryo amounts to “unthink” or “not the matter of thinking.” The word hishiryo appears in Dogen Zenji’s Fukanzazengi, Shobogenzo Zazengi, Shobogenzo Zazenshin, and Keizan Zenji’s Zazen Yojinki. It is one of the most important words used to describe zazen. Hishiryo in these writings comes from a dialogue between Yakusan Igen (745-828) and an unnamed monk, which is described in Keitoku, Dentoroku, and other Zen texts.
The above is an abridged except from School of Shodo: Hishiryo
I suggest you visit that page for a full explanation.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Keizan search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
啓山 see styles |
keizan / kezan けいざん |
(given name) Keizan |
敬山 see styles |
keizan / kezan けいざん |
(given name) Keizan |
溪山 see styles |
keizan / kezan けいざん |
(given name) Keizan |
瑩山 莹山 see styles |
yíng shān ying2 shan1 ying shan keizan / kezan けいざん |
(personal name) Keizan Keizan |
瑩規 莹规 see styles |
yíng guī ying2 gui1 ying kuei Keigi |
Keizan's Rules |
瓊山 琼山 see styles |
qióng shān qiong2 shan1 ch`iung shan chiung shan keizan / kezan けいざん |
see 瓊山區|琼山区[Qiong2 shan1 Qu1] (given name) Keizan |
竟山 see styles |
keizan / kezan けいざん |
(given name) Keizan |
荊山 荆山 see styles |
jīng shān jing1 shan1 ching shan keizan / kezan けいざん |
Thorny mountain (several); Mt Jingshan in Hubei (given name) Keizan |
薊山 see styles |
keizan / kezan けいざん |
(personal name) Keizan |
瑩山淸規 莹山淸规 see styles |
yíng shān qīng guī ying2 shan1 qing1 gui1 ying shan ch`ing kuei ying shan ching kuei Keizan shingi |
Keizan's Rules of Purity |
瑩山紹瑾 莹山绍瑾 see styles |
yíng shān shào jǐn ying2 shan1 shao4 jin3 ying shan shao chin Keizan Jōkin |
Keizan Jōkin |
瑩山和尚淸規 莹山和尚淸规 see styles |
yíng shān hé shàng qīng guī ying2 shan1 he2 shang4 qing1 gui1 ying shan ho shang ch`ing kuei ying shan ho shang ching kuei Keizan Oshō shingi |
Keizan's Rules of Purity |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Hishiryo Not-Thinking | 非思量 | hi shi ryou hishiryou hi shi ryo | fēi sī liáng fei1 si1 liang2 fei si liang feisiliang | fei ssu liang feissuliang |
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