Master Dogen's Shobogenzo, Book 3

Type

Book

Authors

Eihei Dogen

Nishijima ( Gudo Nishijima )

Cross ( Chodo Cross )

ISBN 10

0952300230

ISBN 13

9780952300236

Tags

Spirituality, Cults, Eastern

Description

This translation, supported by the Japan Foundation, makes a strong claim to be the definitive translation of the 95 chapter edition of Shobogenzo, the essential Japanese Buddhist text, written in the 13th century by Zen Master Dogen. The translation adheres closely to the original Japanese, with a clear style and extensive annotations. Book 3 presents translations of Chapters 42 to 72 of Shobogenzo. "The first Patriarch, the Venerable Bodhidharma, after arriving from the west, passed nine years facing the wall at Shorin-ji temple on Shoshitsu-ho peak in the Sugaku mountains, sitting in Zazen in the lotus posture. From that time through to today, brains and eyes have pervaded China. The lifeblood of the first Patriarch is only the practice of sitting in the full lotus posture." - from Amzon

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