Genre: Nonfiction
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Rational Zen, the mind of Dogen Zenji
Selected translations of the writings of Dogen.
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Kingyo : the artistry of Japanese goldfish
This book is a highly unique art book that reveals goldfish both as an element of Japanese culture and as an influential design motif over the last 500 years.
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The wholehearted way : a translation of Eihei Dogen’s Bendowa with commentary
Zen Master Dogen’s Bendowa is one of the primary texts on Zen practice. Transcending any particular school of Buddhism or religious belief, Dogen’s profound and poetic writings are respected as a pinnacle of world spiritual literature.” “Bendowa, or “A Talk on the Wholehearted Practice of the Way,” was written in 1231 and expresses Dogen’s teaching…
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Great Fool : Zen master Ryokan : poems, letters, and other writings
Ryokan Taigu (1758-1831) remains one of the most popular figures in Japanese Buddhist history. Despite his religious and artistic sophistication (he excelled in scriptural studies, in calligraphy, and in poetry), Ryokan referred to himself as “Great Fool,” refusing to place himself within any established religious institution. In contrast to Zen masters of his time who…
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A primer of Soto Zen
The Shobogenzo Zuimonki consists largely of brief talks, hortatory remarks, and instructional and cautionary comments by the Soto Zen Master Dogen.
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Moon in a dewdrop
Twenty essays from Dogen’s Treasury of the True Dharma Eye (Shobogenzo) constitute the main portion of this book. Four important texts originally written as independent works are also included, along with a selection of Dogen’s poetry.
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The Shobogenzo, or, The treasure house of the eye of the true teachings
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Master Dogen’s Shobogenzo
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Treasury of the true dharma eye : Zen master Dogen’s Shobo genzo
Treasury of the True Dharma Eye (Shobo Genzo, in Japanese) is a monumental work, considered to be one of the profoundest expressions of Zen wisdom ever put on paper, and also the most outstanding literary and philosophical work of Japan. It is a collection of essays by Eihei Dogen (1200–1253), founder of Zen’s Soto school.
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Shobogenzo : zen essays by Dogen
Zen essays.