Description
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.Author: Eihei Dogen
Publisher: North Point Press
Published: 10/31/1995
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780865471863
ISBN10: 086547186X
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | General (see also Philosophy | Buddhist)
- Philosophy | General
About the Author
Kazuaki Tanahashi's publications include Penetrating Laughter: Hakuin's Zen and Art, Enku: Sculptor of a Hundred Thousand Buddhas, and Japanese Design Motifs.