Shippei

A shippei (竹箆, 竹篦) is a bamboo staff which curves slightly, approximately 15 inches[1][lower-alpha 1] (or half a metre[3]) long, which is used as a "symbol of a Zen master's authority" in Zen Buddhism.[4] In contrast to the keisaku, the shippei was often used as a disciplinary measure for meditating monks. It can often be found at the side of a Zen master in a zendo and is also "one of seven items that make up a Zen monk's equipment."[3] It is fashioned out of two pieces of bamboo that are shaped into the form of a spatula[2] (or short bow[1]), wound with rattan,[1] and lacquered.[2][lower-alpha 2] Sometimes curved in the shape of an S, the shippei may be elaborately decorated with a silk cord or have carvings. It is still "sometimes employed to hit monks".[6]

## See also

* Keisaku

## Explanatory notes

1. ↑ In Japanese measures it is given as 1 shaku 5 sun,[2] or 15 sun, which is approximately 15 inches.
2. ↑ Although some sources state it is bound with wisteria vine,[4][5] sources in Japanese such as Iwanami dictionary state it is tō (籐; "rattan")[2] and not fuji (藤; "wisteria") although these two characters are easily confounded.

## References

Citations

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Senzaki (2008), p. 185.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Iwanami Kōjien (広辞苑) Japanese dictionary, 4th Edition (1991), DVD version
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Koun, 205-206
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Baroni, 300
5. ↑ Hakuin, Ekaku (2010) [1999]. Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin. Norman Waddell (tr.). Shambhala Publications. p. 126, n15. ISBN 0834823195. https://books.google.com/books?id=OtXtWMbkjSgC&pg=PA126.
6. ↑ Hori, 701-702

Bibliography

* Baroni, Helen J. (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.. ISBN 0-8239-2240-5. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42680558&referer=brief_results.
* Hori, Victor Sōgen (2003). Zen Sand: The Book of Capping Phrases for Kōan Practice. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-2284-6. http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=0824822846&=Search&qt=owc_search.
* Senzaki, Nyogen (2008). The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans. Wisdom Publications. p. 185. ISBN 0861715594. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZDW8hGPFEDEC&pg=PA185.
* Yamada, Koun (2004). The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0-86171-382-6. http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=0861713826.

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