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Zen sicknesses, Japanese zenbyo 禅病, Tibetan loong, are ailments that occur among advanced religious devotees, known from a range of religious traditions. Well-known examples include


 * The Book of Job, with persistent boils all over the body
 * Hakuin Zenji's account in his autobiography, Wild Ivy, describing an affliction of the lungs
 * Rev. Jiyu-Kennett's illness, described in How to Grow a Lotus Blossom, in her heart