People of Zen training use them to cut dualistic thinking, awaken to their Buddha nature, and rid themselves of ego. One week of continuous zazen with breaks only for sutras, eating, and sleeping. Its purpose is to intensely clarify one's true nature. This excerpt offers a detailed description of this method of zazen of counting one's breath. A point in the body, approximately one and a half inches below the navel and one and a half inches deep, considered the physiological, psychic, and spiritual center.
Tanden cultivation is closely related to breath and mind-intent for the development of ki.
The meditation hall in which monks live and people practice zazen.