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けいさく 警策
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Noun
1. Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen)​Abbreviation, See also 警覚策励, See also 座禅, called けいさく in Rinzai Zen, きょうさく in Soto Zen
Noun
2. horsewhip​Only applies to けいさく
Wikipedia definition
3. Keisaku​In Zen Buddhism, the keisaku is a flat wooden stick or slat used during periods of meditation to remedy sleepiness or lapses of concentration. This is accomplished through a strike or series of strikes, usually administered on the meditator's back and shoulders in the muscular area between the shoulder blades and the spine. The keisaku itself is thin and somewhat flexible; strikes with it, though they may cause momentary sting if performed vigorously, are not injurious.
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Other forms
警策 【きょうさく】、警策 【こうざく】、警策 【きょうしゃく】
Notes
きょうしゃく: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

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