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Context around Hakuin

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

ekaku 1×

Sentence patterns with Hakuin

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

derived from hakuin s student 1× described in hakuin s works 1× hakuin s well 1× such as hakuin ekaku who 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

hakuin s well 1× it follows the 1× the exhibition explores 1× these practices are 1×

Common sentence endings:

rinzai lineages today 1× s student takuju 1× through their art 1× two and one 1×

Words around Hakuin

Just before it in the word index:

hakui 2 hakuho 19 hakuba 4 haku 15 hakstol 25 haksar 2

Just after it in the word index:

hakuna 7 hakusho 6 hakuto 3 haky 3 hal 311 hala 28

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Hakuin

  • In this selection, "hakuin" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ekaku stand out and add context to how "hakuin" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include derived from hakuin s student and described in hakuin s works. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hakuin" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hakuin

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It follows the so-called Harada-Yasutani koan-curriculum, which is derived from Hakuin 's student Takuju. (17 words)

These practices are described in Hakuin's works Orategama and Yasen Kanna, and are still taught in some Rinzai lineages today. (21 words)

Hakuin's well-known koan, "Two hands clap and there is a sound, what is the sound of one hand?" is clearly about two and one. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

The exhibition explores the origins of Zen Buddhism in Japanese painting through ink paintings and calligraphy by painter monks such as Hakuin Ekaku who expressed Zen Buddhist teachings through their art. (31 words)

Hakuin's well-known koan, "Two hands clap and there is a sound, what is the sound of one hand?" is clearly about two and one. (26 words)

These practices are described in Hakuin's works Orategama and Yasen Kanna, and are still taught in some Rinzai lineages today. (21 words)

Example sentences (4)

The exhibition explores the origins of Zen Buddhism in Japanese painting through ink paintings and calligraphy by painter monks such as Hakuin Ekaku who expressed Zen Buddhist teachings through their art.

Hakuin's well-known koan, "Two hands clap and there is a sound, what is the sound of one hand?" is clearly about two and one.

It follows the so-called Harada-Yasutani koan-curriculum, which is derived from Hakuin 's student Takuju.

These practices are described in Hakuin's works Orategama and Yasen Kanna, and are still taught in some Rinzai lineages today.

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