| Description |
1 online resource (206 pages) |
| Contents |
Contents; 1. The Pivotal Lotus Story and Dogen's Worldview; 2. Hermeneutics and Discourse Styles in Studies of the Lotus Sutra and Dogen; 3. Selected East Asian Interpretations of the Story; 4. Dogen's Interpretations of This Lotus Sutra Story; 5. Dogen's View of Earth, Space, and Time Seen in Mahayana Context; Afterword: Implications of Dogen's Mahayana Worldview; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
As a religion concerned with universal liberation, Zen grew out of a Buddhist worldview very different from the currently prevalent scientific materialism. Indeed, says Taigen Dan Leighton, Zen cannot be fully understood outside of a worldview that sees reality itself as a vital, dynamic agent of awareness and healing. In this book, Leighton explicates that worldview through the writings of the Zen master Eihei D?gen (1200-1253), considered the founder of the Japanese S?t? Zen tradition, which currently enjoys increasing popularity in the West. The Lotus Sutra, arguably the most important Budd |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Dōgen, 1200-1253.
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Dōgen, 1200-1253 |
| SUBJECT |
Tripiṭaka. Sūtrapiṭaka. Saddharmapuṇḍarīkasūtra -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Tripiṭaka. Sūtrapiṭaka. Saddharmapuṇḍarīkasūtra fast |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199724277 |
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019972427X |
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1281826065 |
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9781281826060 |
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9786611826062 |
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6611826068 |
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9780199886470 |
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0199886474 |
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9780199785360 |
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0199785368 |
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