I have a question

[stardustpilgrim]

I have a question, from this story.

A student said to Master Ikkyu, “Please write for me something of great wisdom.” Ikkyu picked up his brush and wrote one word: “Attention.”
The student said, “Is that all?” The master wrote, “Attention. Attention.”
The student became irritable. “That doesn’t seem profound or subtle to me.”
In response, Master Ikkyu wrote simply, “Attention. Attention. Attention.”
In frustration, the student demanded, “What does this word ‘attention’ mean?”
Ikkyu replied, “Attention means attention.”

Can anybody (Reefs?) show me this word, attention, in Japanese? Calligraphy would be best (IOW, by hand, not a script), something I can copy and paste. Thanks.

{And in Chinese, too, would be a bonus}.

[Reefs]

Mar 24, 2023 6:54:14 GMT -5 stardustpilgrim said:

I have a question, from this story.

A student said to Master Ikkyu, “Please write for me something of great wisdom.” Ikkyu picked up his brush and wrote one word: “Attention.”
The student said, “Is that all?” The master wrote, “Attention. Attention.”
The student became irritable. “That doesn’t seem profound or subtle to me.”
In response, Master Ikkyu wrote simply, “Attention. Attention. Attention.”
In frustration, the student demanded, “What does this word ‘attention’ mean?”
Ikkyu replied, “Attention means attention.”

Can anybody (Reefs?) show me this word, attention, in Japanese? Calligraphy would be best (IOW, by hand, not a script), something I can copy and paste. Thanks.

{And in Chinese, too, would be a bonus}.

Could be this one: 作意

www2.buddhistdoor.net/dictionary/details/%E4%BD%9C%E6%84%8F

Here you can turn it into a calligraphy (choose the style you like best):

chinese.gratis/tools/chinesecalligraphy/

[inavalan]

Mar 24, 2023 9:11:10 GMT -5 Reefs said:

Mar 24, 2023 6:54:14 GMT -5 stardustpilgrim said:

I have a question, from this story.

A student said to Master Ikkyu, “Please write for me something of great wisdom.” Ikkyu picked up his brush and wrote one word: “Attention.”
The student said, “Is that all?” The master wrote, “Attention. Attention.”
The student became irritable. “That doesn’t seem profound or subtle to me.”
In response, Master Ikkyu wrote simply, “Attention. Attention. Attention.”
In frustration, the student demanded, “What does this word ‘attention’ mean?”
Ikkyu replied, “Attention means attention.”

Can anybody (Reefs?) show me this word, attention, in Japanese? Calligraphy would be best (IOW, by hand, not a script), something I can copy and paste. Thanks.

{And in Chinese, too, would be a bonus}.

Could be this one: 作意

www2.buddhistdoor.net/dictionary/details/%E4%BD%9C%E6%84%8F

Here you can turn it into a calligraphy (choose the style you like best):

chinese.gratis/tools/chinesecalligraphy/

This is also possible (?): 注意 to take note of; to pay attention to

www.wordhippo.com/what-is/the/japanese-word-for-d0278de5f6e5df29d9c928bcb6d5a285ea17ce11.html

www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/character-stroke-order.php?word=%E6%B3%A8%E6%84%8F

This is a "Japanese-English Glossary of Zen Terms"; I didn't find "attention":
terebess.hu/zen/szoto/szotar/szotar.html

[stardustpilgrim]

Thanks

[Reefs]

Mar 24, 2023 14:17:00 GMT -5 inavalan said:

Mar 24, 2023 9:11:10 GMT -5 Reefs said:

Could be this one: 作意

www2.buddhistdoor.net/dictionary/details/%E4%BD%9C%E6%84%8F

Here you can turn it into a calligraphy (choose the style you like best):

chinese.gratis/tools/chinesecalligraphy/

This is also possible (?): 注意 to take note of; to pay attention to

www.wordhippo.com/what-is/the/japanese-word-for-d0278de5f6e5df29d9c928bcb6d5a285ea17ce11.html

www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/character-stroke-order.php?word=%E6%B3%A8%E6%84%8F

This is a "Japanese-English Glossary of Zen Terms"; I didn't find "attention":
terebess.hu/zen/szoto/szotar/szotar.html

That's modern Chinese. (as in 请注意！"Attention, please!") The other one is classical Chinese and an established Buddhist term, AFAIK (seems like a direct translation from Pali). It would also seem a bit weird to use modern Chinese in a calligraphy. You usually don't see that. It would look a bit cheap, less profound. But maybe it's okay in Japanese, IDK.

[stardustpilgrim]

Mar 24, 2023 21:13:11 GMT -5 Reefs said:

Mar 24, 2023 14:17:00 GMT -5 inavalan said:

This is also possible (?): 注意 to take note of; to pay attention to

www.wordhippo.com/what-is/the/japanese-word-for-d0278de5f6e5df29d9c928bcb6d5a285ea17ce11.html

www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/character-stroke-order.php?word=%E6%B3%A8%E6%84%8F

This is a "Japanese-English Glossary of Zen Terms"; I didn't find "attention":
terebess.hu/zen/szoto/szotar/szotar.html

That's modern Chinese. (as in 请注意！"Attention, please!") The other one is classical Chinese and an established Buddhist term, AFAIK (seems like a direct translation from Pali). It would also seem a bit weird to use modern Chinese in a calligraphy. You usually don't see that. It would look a bit cheap, less profound. But maybe it's okay in Japanese, IDK.

I posted the story on another forum, and one guy asked for the Japanese, for attention. He was from Taiwan, he had his name in I presume Chinese. I asked for the Japanese, as Ikkyu was Japanese. Thanks, again. I posted most everything that was listed here (and I explored all of them).