Flowers Fall: A Commentary on Dogen's Genjokoan - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Paul Jaffe (Translator), Hakuun Yasutani, Taizan Maezumi (Foreword by)Publish date:2001-05-01Pages:172
Language:EnglishPublisher:ShambhalaISBN-13:9781570626746ISBN-10:157062674XUPC:9781570626746Book Category:Philosophy, ReligionBook Subcategory:Eastern, Buddhism, ZenBook Topic:ZenSize:8.02 x 5.62 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.4894Product ID:SCZF6J3ZDG
Flowers Fall: A Commentary on Dogen's Genjokoan
Written by the founder of Japanese Zen, Eihei Dogen (1200-1253), the Genjokoan is often considered to be the key text within Dogen's masterwork, Shobogenzo. The Genjokoan addresses in terse and poetic language many of the perennial concerns of Zen, focusing particularly on the relationship between practice and realization.
Language:EnglishPublisher:ShambhalaISBN-13:9781570626746ISBN-10:157062674XUPC:9781570626746Book Category:Philosophy, ReligionBook Subcategory:Eastern, Buddhism, ZenBook Topic:ZenSize:8.02 x 5.62 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.4894Product ID:SCZF6J3ZDG
Yasutani Hakuun (1885-1973) was born in Japan during the Meiji era. Born into a poor family, he was adopted at the age of five and went to live in a country temple. He trained in many temples before starting a family at the age of thirty. At forty, he returned to the priesthood again, and eventually came to study with the Soto priest Harada Sogaku. Under this teacher, Hakuun's practice deepened,...
Publisher: Shambhala
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Complete and Edition
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Paul Jaffe (Translator), Hakuun Yasutani, Taizan Maezumi (Foreword by)
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