A shippei (竹箆, 竹篦) is a bamboo staff which curves slightly, approximately 15 inches (or half a metre) long, which is used as a "symbol of a Zen master's authority" in Zen Buddhism. In contrast to the keisaku, the shippei was often used as a disciplinary measure for meditating monks.
A shippei (竹箆, 竹篦) is a bamboo staff which curves slightly, approximately 15 inches (or half a metre) long, which is used as a "symbol of a Zen master's authority" in Zen Buddhism. In contrast to the keisaku, the shippei was often used as a disciplinary measure for meditating monks.
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