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参禅, aka 入室, means going to a Zen master for instruction. In the Rinzai school, it has the same meaning as dokusan, which is specifically a private interview between student and master,Fischer-Schreiber 1989, pg. 306 often centering on the student's grasp of an assigned koan. If the master rings a bell to dismiss the student, this means the student's understanding is not right and that their work with the koan must continue. It is typically held twice a day in a monastery, though during a week-long sesshin sanzen may take place as often as four times in one day.Loori, 80Suzuki, 105-106Chadwick, 249Omori, 145
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