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	Burning House Zendo Instruction Manual: Kinhin -- Walking Practice
		After the kinhin line has left, stretch your legs until they come back to life, then join the kinhin line in your place.
		The jikijitsu will strike the clappers once to signal that kinhin is ending and the kinhin line is entering the zendo for the next sit.
		Kinhin gives you a chance to stretch your legs between sits, but it is not "break time".
	burninghousezendo.org /manual/zendo_training-5.html (598 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Kinhin
		Kinhin or walking meditation is an opportunity to continue zazen while walking, a transition from the cushion to the everyday world.
		Kinhin comes at the end of every period of zazen (with a few exceptions), and is signalled by the Jikijitsu with two bells.
		In the zendo is a central open area for kinhin (walking meditation) and along each wall is a tan, a platform on which one sits to meditate.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kinhin (284 words)

	Kinhin
		kinhin 經行 (jap.: "kinhin" or "kyōgyō", chin.: jingxing) walking meditation is practiced between long periods of zazen.
		The beginning of kinhin is announced by ringing the bell twice (kinhinsho).
		The end of kinhin is announced by ringing the bell once (chukaisho).
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ki/Kinhin.html (75 words)

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		There are two instances when you do not do this, when you are leaving to go to dokusan and when you are leaving during kinhin (bow as you step out of the line but not at the door.) In the Dojo.
		Kinhin (Tanto speaks, Jikki and other leaders demonstrate:) When you hear the bell ring twice, it is time for kinhin.
		The principle is "everyone moves together." Kinhin is not a rest period.
	www.sacred-texts.com /bud/zen/sesshina.txt (2768 words)

	Sesshin Guidelines (Diamond Sangha) - Dharmaweb
		Approach the dojo with your hands in the kinhin position, gassho at the door, facing the altar, then walk to your seat with your hands in the kinhin position.
		The beginning of kinhin is signalled by Jiki with the clappers.
		If you return from the toilet while kinhin is going on, you may wait until your empty place in the line comes past the dojo door, then gassho and rejoin the line.
	www.dharmaweb.org /index.php?title=Sesshin_Guidelines_(Diamond_Sangha)&printable=yes (2634 words)

	S Y D N E Y Z E N C E N T R E (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Between each sitting period of 25 minutes, there is kinhin, or walking meditation, a practice where we continue to count the breaths, keying our breath to the steps.
		Kinhin is midway between the quality of attention demanded by zazen and the quality of attention demanded in the everyday world.
		Kinhin can be practised in our everyday lives, for example, as we walk along the street, thumb and forefinger lightly touching.
	www.szc.org.au /szc_zen.html (1880 words)

	( Sitting Zazen - Dogen Zen - Zazen, Soto-Zen, Japan And Israel)
		A: Kinhin is a way of training that complement Zazen and is done after Zazen.
		Kinhin propose is to calm the mind and release the legs from tense or tiredness that may occur while sitting.
		We do Kinhin by walking half steps, slowly in a cycle, until we complete one round while walking clockwise, breathing naturally every half step.
	www.zenki.com /AboutsittingZazen.htm (841 words)

	Albuquerque Zen Center - Zendo Etiquette
		During walking kinhin students may use the rest rooms or leave the Zen center.
		Rest Kinhin is signaled by two strikes of the clapper.
		A rest kinhin preparatory to zazen or chanting may be used to adjust posture.
	www.azc.org /azc-zendo-etiquette.html (787 words)

	Kinhin
		According to the Soto tradition, we do Kinhin practice between sitting sessions as taught by Zen master Dogen, as he learned from his Chinese teacher Ju-Ching.
		Kinhin looks like it's between walking, and standing still.
		When arising from the cushion you bow twice, turning clockwise, to the right, with the right shoulder toward the center of the room.
	www.meditationpathways.com /kinhin.htm (953 words)

	Zen Center of Denver : Getting Started
		When the bell is rung, bow and maintain the gassho until you hear the dead-beat on the bell, at which time you place your hands in shashu and remain standing in your place until you hear the clappers which signal the beginning of kinhin.
		When returning to the zendo after using the bathroom or any other time, if kinhin is in progress, join the kinhin line when your place in line comes around.
		If you are arriving late for a sitting, wait until after kinhin when people are taking their seats before entering.
	www.zencenterofdenver.org /GettingStarted/zendoetiquette.html (941 words)

	E-sangha, Buddhist Forum and Buddhism Forum -> Basic walking meditation. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Normally we think Kinhin is for refreshing ourselves and stretching the legs.
		Kinhin is slow walking, taking a half step, slowly, deliberatly.
		Rinzai walks "fast" (intended to be "normal pace" actually) so you recognize kinhin can be done during regular day-to-day walking and will apply the mindfulness in everyday life.
	www.lioncity.net /buddhism/index.php?act=findpost&pid=224351 (2045 words)

	meditation? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		If you are inexperienced at zen meditation (zazen (sitting meditation) or kinhin (walking meditation)), please come early and ask -- instruction will gladly be given -- or just observe and follow along.
		If you leave the kinhin line, step out of line and bow towards the person behind you.
		At the sound of the clappers, return to your place at the wall and wait for the next clap.
	classics.furman.edu /~zen/zendo.htm (545 words)

	Zen Center of Denver : Getting Started
		Kinhin is a simple practice, but very profound.
		Once the basic spirit of kinhin is mastered, it is easy to apply creatively to any kind of walking or hiking.
		To practice kinhin, you first take the fingers of your right hand and wrap them around the thumb, making a fist.
	www.zencenterofdenver.org /GettingStarted/zazeninstructions.html (2277 words)

	The Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago
		We offer Zen meditation (zazen) services in the Soto Zen tradition three times weekly:
		Services last for approximately two hours and include chanting, seated meditation (zazen), and walking meditation (kinhin).
		Please feel free to stop by and visit.
	www.zbtc.org (224 words)

	Portland Program
		It is followed by 10 minutes of kinhin (walking meditation), and then a second 25-minute period of zazen.
		At 8:30 pm a 20-30 minute Dharma Talk is given by one of the teachers or senior students.
		A 25-minute period of zazen begins at 7:30 pm followed by 10 minutes of kinhin, a second 25-minute period of zazen, another 10-minute period of kinhin, and finally a third 25-minute period of zazen.
	www.zendust.org /portlandprogram.htm (262 words)

	Zendo procedure
		One “block” of Zazen is usually comprised of three individual "periods" of zazen (sitting) with Kinhin (walking meditation) in between.
		When the fast kinhin starts continue closing that gap between you and the person in front.
		Between the sitting periods you can exit the zendo during the fast kinhin (fast walking meditation) You have five minutes to do whatever you need to do before the next period begins.
	www.zenriver.nl /Shingi.htm (4739 words)

	rituals
		Gassho (bow) with hands palm to palm in the direction of the altar, on entering and leaving the Zendo (but not during Kinhin - walking meditation).
		We do not need to gassho on entering and leaving the Zendo during kinhin.
		Finally bow directly forward with your hands in the kinhin mudra.
	www.zendo.org.nz /pages/rituals.html (650 words)

	Welcome to the Village Zendo
		Except during kinhin (walking meditation), please make a standing bow when crossing in front of the altar.
		If you arrive during service, first leave your shoes, coat and bag in the coatroom, take a seat on a cushion in the outer area, and wait until service is over to join the assembly for zazen.
		Please don't talk in the zendo anterooms during zazen or kinhin : use the hallway outside the door.
	www.villagezendo.org /sections/practice/general_practice.htm (361 words)

	hvernig_zen_a_islandi zen.is
		Handstaða í kinhin og þegar iðkandi er ekki á púðanum.
		Shassu múdran (handstaðan) er lykilatriði í einbeittri kinhin iðkun.
		Í zazen leyfum við huganum að búa í vinstri lófa en í kinhin er hugurinn verndaður í shasshu vinstri handar sem hvílir létt við sólarplexus og myndar innri spíral múdrunnar.
	www.zen.is /hvernig_zen_a_islandi.htm (1596 words)

	Springs Mountain Sangha
		Although its meditative aspect is of prime importance, kinhin also serves the purpose of moving one's legs after a long period of zazen, thus making physical problems unlikely.
		It has become traditional, in North America at least, to combine the two: kinhin begins very slowly at first and then switches to a brisk pace (the change is marked by an audible signal).
		The position in which to hold the hands for kinhin and whenever moving about in the zendo.
	www.smszen.org /glossary.htm (3549 words)

	Arizona Zen Buddhist Society
		Whenever walking in the zendo either alone or in kinhin, always keep to the perimeter.
		Two strikes of the wooden clappers means stand up; either for bowing or for kinhin.
		At the start of kinhin, place hands in sasshu.
	www.azbs.org /basics/etiquette.html (336 words)

	Zen Mountain Center \| Guidelines
		Kinhin is Zen walking meditation conducted between sitting periods.
		Although it is tempting to treat kinhin as a time for a break, try to maintain your focus throughout the walking period.
		You may leave to use the toilet at the beginning of slow kinhin, or during fast kinhin.
	www.zmc.org /living/guidelines.html (2831 words)

	Zazen (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There is nothing to hold on to at all, and so you are free to give your attention to what is happening in the ephemeral world.
		It is traditional to bow when passing in front of the altar (except during kinhin).
		When kinhin is finished, the bell will sound once.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /stephen.williamson5/Zazen.html (1427 words)

	Antaiji: przewodnik do praktyki (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Now start kinhin (walking meditation) in a clockwise direction, making sure that you leave enough space for the person behind you.
		During kinhin, keep your upper body straight as in zazen, hold your hands together in isshu, and advance by small half-steps with each exhalation, while relaxing your body during inhalations.
		When the jikido strikes the bell once to end the kinhin period, bow where you are with your hands held in shashu, and then follow the person in front of you back to your sitting place.
	www.antaiji.dogen.de /pol/manual.shtml (3981 words)

	TussenpoZen
		Kinhin is een loopmeditatie en heeft een langzame en een snelle variant.
		Ik doe zelf niet mee aan kinhin, omdat ik met name bij snelle kinhin niet goed kan zien waar ik loop.
		Na de kinhin beoefenen we weer 25 minuten zazen.
	www.tussenpozen.com /index.php?itemid=1854 (759 words)

	The Practice of Physical Reality - Zen Meditation Instr by a Bodyworker - Pt 7
		While sitting zazen is probably the most concentrated of the forms we use, and the one with the least amount of distracting movement, walking zazen is also powerful and helps us integrate our focused minds into a moving experience.
		Four Speeds of Kinhin: Slow speed is where you move your feet very carefully, taking one step forward with each exhale.
		In a 10 minute kinhin, you can do five minutes of the slow speed, then five minutes of the medium or fast speed.
	www.backfixbodywork.com /Meditation_Instr_7.htm (2230 words)

	Empty Bowl Zendo (Site not responding. Last check: )
		At the second (2nd) clap, we bow and place our hands in shassu (left hand like a fist with thumb enclosed, right hand closed gently over left, elbows away from the body and parallel to the ground), and begin to walk very slowly and mindfully, our attention focused on our feet.
		If you choose to exit the zendo during kinhin, either to leave or to use the restroom, just bow and leave the line when your position is somewhere near the door and exit quietly.
		When you return, please stand somewhere near the door, with hands in shashu, and wait for your place in line to pass by, then simply bow in gassho and resume your place in line.
	www.emptybowlzendo.org /on_zen_practice_kinhin.htm (277 words)

	Retreats Calendar (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Each day of sesshin includes zazen (seated focused awareness), kinhin (walking meditation), silent meals, sutras, dokusan (private interviews with the teacher), teisho (talk given by the Roshi or teacher), and samu (work practice).
		Each block is broken up into several periods of 25 minutes of sitting followed by a minimum of five minutes of kinhin.
		You may also wish to bring a broad-rimmed hat, sunglasses and sunscreen for outside kinhin or samu.
	www.desertrenewal.org /cal/zensesshin.htm (506 words)

	RetreatHandbook112003 - page 65 of 71
		It is important to make the transition from sitting to standing mindfully.
		While walking in kinhin, feel the breath, feel the area of the tanden, open attention to the
		We walk kinhin clockwise around the room, and so you may need to turn around to face the
	www.wwzc.org /Resources/index65.html (645 words)

	UN ZEN OCCIDENTAL : KINHIN
		Pour que cela fasse sens, il faut que ce soit un don venant de la pratique et non l'essai d'une fabrication.
		Pour Dôgen, lorsque quelqu’un s'assoit, tout le monde s'assoit, lorsqu’un quelqu’un fait kinhin, tout le monde fait kinhin.
		En se levant du coussin, on s’incline deux fois, on tourne par la droite et on se retrouve l’épaule droite dirigée vers le centre de la pièce, à la perpendiculaire de la position qu'on avait face au mur.
	www.zen-occidental.net /textesmeditation/fujita1.html (1002 words)

	[This document can be acquired from a sub-directory coombspapers via anonymous FTP on the
		Jiki hits inkin once, stands with it, a second hit, bow and lead to morning exercise area (if this is somewhere other than dojo) If the group is large enough to be split in two, Jisha leads second group in exercise.
		Hit inkin for fast kinhin, slow down after a couple of minutes.
		If kinhin ends between 4.25 and 4.35, then at the end of kinhin, Jiki says, "Sit facing in" and hands out sutra books.
	www.skepticfiles.org /mys3/jikijits.htm (539 words)

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		Kinhin then zazen for three periods with dokusan/shosan.
		JIKI Judges when last kinhin will be by checking dokusan line - should begin 8.30 - 8.35 P.M. At end of kinhin, says, "Sit facing in." 8.40 P.M. TANTO Holding kyosaku up for first round of dojo, and down for second, Tanto closes dojo.
		JIKI Clap x l as Tanto holds stick up to start walking, and when Tanto does final bow to Buddha, Jiki hits bell x 3 to signal start of zazen period.
	www.sacred-texts.com /bud/zen/sesshin4.txt (924 words)

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