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Shippei

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A {{nihongo||竹箆, 竹篦|shippei}} is a bamboo staff which curves slightly, approximately 15 inches{{sfnp|Senzaki|2008|p=185}}{{Refn|group="lower-alpha"|In Japanese measures it is given as 1 shaku 5 sun, or 15 sun, which is approximately 15 inches.}} (or half a metreKoun, 205-206) long, which is used as a "symbol of a Zen master's authority" in Zen Buddhism.Baroni, 300 In contrast to the keisaku, the shippei was often used as a disciplinary measure for meditating monks. It can often be found at the side of a Zen master in a zendo and is also "one of seven items that make up a Zen monk's equipment." It is fashioned out of two pieces of bamboo that are shaped into the form of a spatula (or short bow{{sfnp|Senzaki|2008|p=185}}), wound with rattan,{{sfnp|Senzaki|2008|p=185}} and lacquered.{{Refn|group="lower-alpha"|Although some sources state it is bound with wisteria vine, sources in Japanese such as Iwanami dictionary state it is {{nihongo||籐|tō|"rattan"}} and not {{nihongo||藤|fuji|"wisteria"}} although these two characters are easily confounded.}}

Sometimes curved in the shape of an S, the shippei may be elaborately decorated with a silk cord or have carvings. It is still "sometimes employed to hit monks".Hori, 701-702

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Iwanami {{nihongo|Kōjien|広辞苑}} Japanese dictionary, 4th Edition (1991), DVD version

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