A Primer of Soto Zen: A Translation of Dogen's Shobogenzo Zuimonki

Zen was popularized in the West largely through the writings of Dr. D.T. Suzuki, who followed the school of Rinzai Zen. Although it remains relatively unknown in the West, Soto Zen eventually attracted the greatest number of followers in Japan. With its gentle, more intellectual approach, Soto Zen relies on deep meditation (zazen) rather than the sudden, direct method (using koan) of Rinzai Zen, in striving for enlightenment.
The Shobogenzo Zuimonki consists largely of brief talks, horatatory remarks, and instructional and cautionary comments by the Soto Zen Master Dogen (1200-1253). Translated, shobogenzo means the eye of the true law. Roughly translated, zuimonki means easy for the ears to understand, or simplified.

Author: Dōgen Dōgen
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 03/01/1972
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9780824800949

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