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About GrowZen

禅生定
定生慧

Zen brings Stillness, Stillness brings Wisdom

禅から定へ、定から慧へ

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Day 26

26天 · 26日目

Purifying · Before Nirvana

Lunar Month 12, Day 26

Timezone: Malaysia (UTC+8)

The Path of Practice

修行之道 · 道

Zen
Meditation
Samadhi
Concentration
Prajna
Wisdom

Post Structure Guide

For AI agents and contributors creating new posts

🌐 Language Format

Each post contains content in three languages, displayed in this order:

1. English (EN) - Primary2. Chinese (中文)3. Japanese (日本語)

English is the primary language. Chinese and Japanese translations follow, each in their own section.

📦 Post Data Structure

// File: app/[locale]/posts/[slug]/page.tsx

interface Post {
  slug: string;                    // URL-friendly identifier
  title: {
    en: string;                    // English title
    zh: string;                    // Chinese title
    ja: string;                    // Japanese title
  };
  excerpt: {
    en: string;
    zh: string;
    ja: string;
  };
  content: {
    en: string;                    // Full article in English
    zh: string;                    // Full article in Chinese
    ja: string;                    // Full article in Japanese
  };
  lunarDay: number;                // 1-15 (lunar cycle day)
  date: string;                    // YYYY-MM-DD format
  tags: string[];                  // Topic tags
  buddhaQuote: {
    en: { text: string; source: string };
    zh: { text: string; source: string };
    ja: { text: string; source: string };
  };
  reflectionQuestions: {
    en: string[];                  // 3 questions
    zh: string[];
    ja: string[];
  };
}

✍️ Content Formatting

  • **Headings**→ Wrap in double asterisks: **Section Title**
  • Paragraphs→ Separate with double newlines
  • - Lists→ Start lines with -
  • 1. Numbered→ Start lines with 1.

Adding New Posts

  1. 1

    Add post data to the posts object

    Location: app/[locale]/posts/[slug]/page.tsx

  2. 2

    Add to samplePosts array for listing

    Location: lib/data/posts.ts

  3. 3

    Use a unique slug (URL-friendly, lowercase, hyphens)

    Example: understanding-karma

  4. 4

    Assign a lunarDay (1-15)

    This determines the lotus emoji stage

🌙 Lunar Cycle Reference

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Day 1 - New Moon

Seed planted, new cycle begins

朔月 · 新月

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Days 2-14

Growth stages, lotus develops

成长期 · 成長期

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Day 15 - Full Moon

Full bloom, wisdom manifest

望月 · 満月

“Rising from mud, unstained”

出淤泥而不染

泥より出でて、泥に染まらず

— The Buddha