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A Primer of Sōtō Zen: A Translation of Dōgen's Shōbōgenzō Zuimonki Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Dōgen, Dōgen (Author), Masunaga, Reiko (Translator)
ISBN: 082480094X     ISBN-13: 9780824800949
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
OUR PRICE:   $57.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: March 1972
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Zen
- Religion | Buddhism - Zen (see Also Philosophy - Zen)
Dewey: 294.392
LCCN: 76126044
Series: East-West Center Press
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Buddhist
 
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Zen was popularized in the West largely through the writings of Dr. D.T. Suzuki, who followed the school of Rinzai Zen. Although it remains relatively unknown in the West, Soto Zen eventually attracted the greatest number of followers in Japan. With its gentle, more intellectual approach, Soto Zen relies on deep meditation (zazen) rather than the sudden, direct method (using koan) of Rinzai Zen, in striving for enlightenment.
The Shobogenzo Zuimonki consists largely of brief talks, horatatory remarks, and instructional and cautionary comments by the Soto Zen Master Dogen (1200-1253). Translated, shobogenzo means the eye of the true law. Roughly translated, zuimonki means easy for the ears to understand, or simplified.