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"Commentary on a beloved ancient philosopher of Zen by a beloved contemporary master of Zen. Eihei Dogen was a thirteenth-century Buddhist poet-philosopher and founder of the Soto school of Zen. Famously insightful and famously complex, his writings have been studied and puzzled over by generations of students. Kosho Uchiyama was a beloved twentieth-century Zen teacher and author of over twenty books, who here addressed himself head-on to unpacking Dogen's wisdom for a modern audience. Translators Tom Wright and Shohaku Okumura present three fascicles of Dogen's monumental Shobogenzo, or…

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  • Paperback · English · 2018
    Wisdom Publications · 344 pages · 9781614293026
  • Other · English · 2018
    Wisdom Publications · 9781614293392
Buddhism, doctrinesDoctrinesEarly works to 1800RELIGIONBuddhismZen (see also PHILOSOPHYZen)Sacred Writings