| The Heart of Dogen's Shobogenzo Contributor(s): Waddell, Norman (Translator), Abe, Masao (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0791452425 ISBN-13: 9780791452424 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $30.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: Two of DŌ gen's most esteemed translators provide key chapters form his Zen masterpiece, the Shō bō genzō , in English with annotations to guide the reader. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - Zen (see Also Philosophy - Zen) - Religion | Eastern |
| Dewey: 294.385 |
| LCCN: 2001044661 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.54" W x 8.7" (0.41 lbs) 132 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Heart of Dogen's Shobogenzo provides exhaustively annotated translations of the difficult core essays of Shobogenzo, the masterwork of Japanese Zen master Dogen Kigen, the founder of Soto Zen. This book is centered around those essays that generations have regarded as containing the essence of Dogen's teaching. These translations, revised from those that first appeared in the 1970s, clarify and enrich the understanding of Dogen's religious thought and his basic ideas about Zen practice and doctrine. Dogen's uncommon intellectual gifts, combined with a profound religious attainment and an extraordinary ability to articulate it, make Sho bo genzo unique even in the vast literature the Zen school has produced over the centuries, securing it a special place in the history of world religious literature. |