High-class Japanese Sharpening Stone

Do you know? There are sharpening stones which had been set to a military secret in Samurai era. –? Kyoto Natural Sharpening Stone — In Japan, There are sharpening stones which had been set to a military secret by administrators in Samurai era. Because sharpening stones improves their swords performance. That is to say, military strength is advanced. That’s the reason how come Samurai swords are strong and sharp. To professional whet expert’s web site Let me tell you the history of this sharpening stones. 250 million years ago, sedimentary rocks moved to the one place (in what is now Kyoto) by Earth plate. Moreover, tectonic movements had made 20...

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DOUGEN (Soto Zen)

The founder of Soto Zen. Dougen (1200 – 1253) is the the founder of Soto Zen. He went to Sung Dynasty to learn advanced Zen and brought it to Japan. He is the founder of pure Zen in Japan.   What’s Zen? In Europe and America, talking of Zen, it’s regarded as single system, but actually, Zen have two systems. One is Rinzai Zen, Another is Soto Zen. Eisai [founder of Rinzai Zen] – Myozen [pupil of Eisai] – Dogen [pupil of Myozen, founder of Soto Zen] Roughly speaking, idea itself is the same, the way of practice is different. The hallmark of Soto Zen is “sit singlemindedly (Zazen)” without?thinking....

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YOUSAI (a.k.a. EISAI / Rinzai Zen)

The founder of Zen in Japan. Yousai (a.k.a. Eisai 1141 – 1215) is the the founder of Rinzai Zen. He went to Sung Dynasty to learn advanced doctrine and reform Japanese Buddhism. Then he learned ZEN, and he brought it to Japan (He is the founder of ZEN in Japan). Rinzai Zen had been followed by many Samurai. What’s Zen? In Europe and America, talking of Zen, it’s regarded as single system, but actually, Zen have two systems. One is Rinzai Zen, Another is Soto Zen. Yousai [founder of Rinzai Zen] – Myozen [pupil of Yousai] – Dogen [pupil of Myozen, founder of Soto Zen] Roughly speaking, idea itself is...

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