Abstract

This book introduces the breathing techniques passed down from Shakyamuni Buddha to Chigi (Zhiyi), the founder of the Tendai sect, and then to Hakuin Ekaku, the revivalist of the Rinzai sect. It was Reisai Fujita, a monk of the Chizan School of Shingon Buddhism, who systematized this traditional Buddhist breathing method as "Harmonious Tantan Breathing Method" during the Meiji period. He believed that by practicing the breathing and enhancing the subumbilical dantian, one could not only achieve good health, but also build a life that would continue to improve even in old age.

Author’s Information

Mitsuya Suzuki
Born in 1943 in Tokyo, Mitsuya Suzuki graduated from the Faculty of Law, Hosei University. He overcame severe asthma and neurosis through Tanden Breathing Method and has been promoting it for nearly 30 years. He is currently a director of the nonprofit organization "Harmony Way Association".