1) Buddhist terminology 
An umpan (雲版, {zh|c=雲版|p=yún bǎn}, literally `cloud plate`) is a flat gong, usually bronze, which is rung at mealtime in a Zen monastery. Literally translated as `cloud plate,` the umpan is also sounded to `signal other events,` such as a call to the conclusion of zazen. Typically one will find an umpan outside the kitchen (J. kuri...