Master Dogen's Shobogenzo: Book 3

Master Dogen’s Shobogenzo #3

by Dōgen, Gudo Nishijima (Translator), Chodo Cross (Translator)

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."

Genres: Buddhism, Zen, Spirituality, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Reference, Religion

324 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Dōgen Zenji (道元禅師; also Dōgen Kigen 道元希玄, or Eihei Dōgen 永平道元, or Koso Joyo Daishi) was a Zen Buddhist teacher and the founder of the Sōtō Zen school of Buddhism in Japan.