Eight masteries
(Buddhist control of perception)
:
Eight Trigram Society
.
A general designation for various religious sects which staged a rebellion in N. China in 1813. The sects, which were closely related to the
millennarian
White Lotus tradition, were galvanized into revolt by their belief that the millennium had arrived. See further
BOXER REBELLION
.
Eight Ways
(Buddhist control of perception)
:
Eight ways of commendation
(of the Jain way)
:
Eihei-ji
.
The Zen monastery of Eternal Peace, founded by
D
gen Zenji
in N. Japan, in 1243. With
S
ji-ji
, it is one of the two main monasteries of the
S
t
school. For its uneasy history with its companion monastery, see S
ji-ji. It is now a major meditation centre, with about 15,000 linked centres worldwide.