Moon in a dewdrop : writings of Zen Master Dōgen ; edited by Kazuaki Tanahashi ; translated by Robert Aitken ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dōgen, 1200-1253.

Contributor:

Dōgen, 1200-1253.

Tanahashi, Kazuaki, 1933-

Language:

Chinese

English

Japanese

Sanskrit

Subjects (All):

Sōtōshū--Early works to 1800.

Sōtōshū.

Physical Description:

xii, 356 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : North Point Press, 1985.

Summary:

Eihei Dogen (1200-1253), among the first to transmit Zen Buddhism from China to Japan and founder of the important Soto School, was not only a profoundly influential and provocative Zen philosopher but also one of the most stimulating figures in Japanese letters. Kazuaki Tanahashi, collaborating with several other Zen authorities, has produced sensitive and accurate translations of Dogen's most important texts. "Moon in a Dewdrop "contains the key essays of the great master, as well as extensive background materials that will help Western readers to approach this significant work. There is also a selection of Dogen's poetry, most of which has not appeared in English translation before. Dogen's thought runs counter to conventional logic, employing paradoxical language and startling imagery. It illuminates such fundamental concerns as the nature of time, existence, life, death, the self, and what is beyond self.

Notes:

"Twenty essays from ... Shōbōgenzō constitute the main portion of this book."--Pref.

Bibliography: pages 255-256.

Related Work:

Dōgen, 1200-1253. Shōbō genzō. Selections. English. 1985.

ISBN:

0865471851

086547186X

OCLC:

13726682