Soto Zen: An Introduction to the Thought of the Serene Reflection Meditation School of Buddhism

by Zenji Keido Chisan Koho, Keido Chisan Koho Zenji

This timeless work was originally published in 1960 by the chief abbot of Soji-ji, one of the two main temples of the Soto Zen Buddhist sect in Japan. It is now available for the first time to a wide audience and will help explain the basic teachings and practices of Soto Zen to the many English-speaking people who are discovering Zen today. Learn about the origins and development of Zen in India, China, and Japan; the effect Zen had on the cultures of Asia and their effect on Zen Buddhism; the development of Soto Zen; the teachings of the most prominent masters, Dogen and Keizan; and the key doctrines of Soto Zen.

Genres: Buddhism

160 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2000

Reviews

[Connor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic summary of Sōtō Zen. It contains an unbelievably prescient description of the need for a particular kind of religion created by the industrialization of society — one that embraces & does not conflict with science, and yet, goes beyond it. Makes the claim the Soto Zen satisfies the criteria of Einstein’s forecasted religion of the future.