Zenji, Eihei Dogen
Dogen's Genjo Koan
- ISBN 13:
- 9781582438276
- author:
- Zenji, Eihei Dogen
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Counterpoint
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 22.6 x 15.2 x 2 cm
- Genre:
- Mind, Body & Spirit,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Dogen's Genjo Koan Three Commentaries is a foundational text in Zen Buddhism, offering insights into the nature of reality and the path to enlightenment. This unique edition presents three separate translations of Dogen's work, accompanied by commentaries from renowned Zen masters. Eihei Dogen Zenji, the author, was a deeply philosophical and spiritual thinker who integrated Zen realization into daily life through monastic methods. His writings, including The Shobogenzo, are considered some of the highest manifestations of Buddhist thought ever produced. Dogen's Genjo Koan is one of the groundwork texts of Zen Buddhism, standing alongside other influential works such as The Diamond Sutra and The Heart Sutra. This edition features commentaries from a diverse range of Zen masters, including Shunryu Suzuki, Kosho Uchiyama, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Kazuaki Tanahashi, Nishiari Bokusan, Shohaku Okamura, and Dairyu Michael Wenger. Understanding and integrating this text is likely to have a profound effect on one's life and practice.