Chuang Tzu: traditionally a fourth century b.c. Taoist.
daimyo: feudal governor of a domain, who often retained a force of samurai.
Daisen-in: temple which is the site of a famous Zen stone garden
in Kyoto.
Daitoku-ji: major Zen monastery in Kyoto, site of Daisin-in temple. dharma: term denoting the universal order of the universe. dhyana: Sanskrit term for meditation, corrupted to "Ch'an" in
Chinese and "Zen" in Japanese.
Dogen (1200-1253): priest who introduced Soto sect of Zen to
Japan, founding a temple in 1236.
Eisai (1141-121 5): founder of Rinzai sect of Zen in Japan (1191). en: Heian aesthetic term meaning charming, sprightly.
engawa: outer walkway around traditional Japanese house, between amado and shoji.