keisaku　警策

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Also read kyousaku. A rod, used to awaken monks who doze off during Zen meditation. Shaped like a baton, about 130cm long, with a wide, flat tip. Known as keisaku by the Rinzai 臨済 sect, and kyousaku by the Soutou 曹洞 sect of Zen Buddhism.

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