The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (840 page)

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Genj
(Jap. for Hsüan-tsang)
:
Genj
-k
an
.
Text by Zen Buddhist master,
D
gen
Zenji, which became a part of
Sh
b
genz
. It analyses the relation between
zazen
and enlightenment, and is one of the most revered texts of the
S
t
school.
Genkan
(Jap., ‘hidden gate’). The entrance to the guest rooms in a Zen Buddhist monastery, hence, metaphorically, the entrance to the path leading to enlightenment, according to the different methods of training.

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