page_title: Hakuin Ekaku
hierarchical_section_title: Hakuin Ekaku
context_page_description: Hakuin Ekaku was one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism. He is regarded as the reviver of the Rinzai school from a moribund period of stagnation, refocusing it on its traditionally rigorous training methods integrating meditation and koan practice.
context_section_description: Hakuin Ekaku (白隠 慧鶴, January 19, 1686 - January 18, 1769) was one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism. He is regarded as the reviver of the Rinzai school from a moribund period of stagnation, refocusing it on its traditionally rigorous training methods integrating meditation and koan practice.
caption: Scroll calligraphy by Hakuin Ekaku (depicts Bodhidharma). Caption:  Jikishi ninshin, Kensho jobutsu: “Direct pointing at the mind of man, seeing one's nature and becoming Buddha.”
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