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A japán kalligráfia gyakorlatának részét képezheti a Szív szútra másolása. Maga a szöveg, sőt másolatai is megtalálhatóak ezen az oldalon, itt az ideje, hogy magáról a másolásról is szót ejtsünk, hiszen ennek is meg van a maga hagyománya, a tisztelet kifejezésének megfelelő formája.

Seal script, or tenshotai (篆書体) as its name implies, is  a writing style predominantly used in seals in modern times.

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"Iaido, like zen, is very popular,
But to practise zen  is by no means popular."
(Kozhuharov Ognjan: Iaido Seitei)

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The Hitsuzendō (筆禅道) school is a still active zen calligraphy school, originating from the art of Yamaoka Tesshū (山岡鉄舟, 1836-1888). The founder of the school was Ōmori Sōgen (大森曹玄, 1904-1994) zen master. His disciple, Terayama Tanchū (寺山旦中, 1938-2007) was head of the school until his death. He and Ōmori Sōgen together wrote a book "Zen And The Art of Calligraphy" which is a great source of information on this topic.

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Ensō (圓相), or "zen circle" is a special element of Japanese calligraphy. It is undoubtedly a zen notion which everybody practising or being interested in Japanese calligraphy will come across at one point.

Before analyzing it in detail, let us take a look at a "zen circle" drawn by master K. Kuwahara