Zazen Wasan

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Zazen Wasan (Japanese: {{{1}}}) is a wasan, a type of Buddhist hymn written in Japanese, composed by Hakuin Ekaku, a Rōshi of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism. Zazen Wasan was written in or around the year 1760 (recorded as the 10th year of the Hōreki era),[1] the topic of which is a praise of the virtues of Zazen, or "seated meditation". The Zazen Wasan also praises the virtues of original enlightenment and seeing one's own nature.[2] Zazen Wasan is still chanted in Rinzai temples.[2]

Zazen Wasan has been translated into English by several different authors and scholars,[3] including a translation by D. T. Suzuki in 1935:[4] The name Zazen Wasan is most commonly translated into English as "Song of Wasan",[5][6] although it is sometimes also variously translated as "Hymn of Zazen",[7] "Hymn in Praise of Zazen",[8] or "Chant in Praise of Zazen".[9]

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