Shōbōgenzō (A complete English translation)
165 pages1975Distributed by Japan Publications Trading CoISBN 9780870403637
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*In Japan and the West, the term Shōbōgenzō is most commonly known as referring to the titles of two works composed by Japanese Zen master Dōgen Kigen in the mid-13th century.*
*(The first written and completed in 1235, the Shinji Shōbōgenzō, also known as the Mana Shōbōgenzō or Shōbōgenzō Sanbyakusoku is a collection of 301 koans (public cases) and is written in Chinese, the language of the original texts from which the koans were taken.* ([Source][1].)
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Db%C5%8Dgenz%C5%8D
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Distributed by Japan Publications Trading Co
- Published
- 1975
- Pages
- 165
- ISBN
- 9780870403637
About Unknown Author
Dōgen Zenji was a Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher born in Kyōto, and the founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan after travelling to China and training under the Chinese Caodong lineage there. Dōgen is known for his extensive writing including the Treasury of the Eye of the True Dharma or Shōbōgenzō, a collection of ninety-five fascicles concerning Buddhist practice and enlightenment. ([Source][1].) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%8Dgen
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