警策

けいさく

Also written きょうさく, こうざく, きょうしゃく

Meanings

1. Noun Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen) (called けいさく in Rinzai Zen, きょうさく in Soto Zen) See also: 警覚策励 (けいかくさくれい). See also: 座禅 (ざぜん).
2. horsewhip

Kanji

• 警 warn. Read as ケイ.
• 策 scheme. Read as サク.

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