Shōichi-kokushi Hōgo

Shōichi-kokushi Hōgo (聖一国師法語) is Japanese Buddhist work.

Shōichi-kokushi Hōgo, a Japanese Buddhist work in one volume,[1] was composed in the late Kamakura period[1] by the monk Enni.

[1] The work is of kana hōgo (仮名法語) genre,[1] a hōgo written in colloquial Japanese, and was written by Enni to introduce Kujō Michiie to zazen (sitting meditation).

[1] It consists of a general introduction and 24 sections expounding on Enni's answers to questions Michiie posed him regarding various aspects of zazen.

[1] An appendix dubbed "Kojin Hōgo" (古人法語) elaborates on points to be weary of in the practice of zazen.