Dōgen and Sōtō Zen builds upon and further refines a continuing wave of enthusiastic popular interest and scholarly developments in Western appropriations of Zen. In the last few decades, research in English and European languages on Dōgen and Soto Zen has grown, aided by an increasing awareness on both sides of the Pacific of the important influence of the religious movement and its founder. The school has flourished throughout the medieval and early modern periods of Japanese history, and it is still spreading and reshaping itself in the current age of globalization.
This volume continues the work of Steven Heine's recently published collection, Dōgen: Textual and Historical Studies, featuring some of the same outstanding authors as well as some new experts who explore diverse aspects of the life and teachings of Zen master Dōgen (1200-1253), the founder of the Soto Zen sect (or Sotoshu) in early Kamakura-era Japan. The contributors examine the ritual and institutional history of the Soto school, including the role of the Eiheji monastery established by Dōgen as well as rites and precepts performed there and at other temples.
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Acknowledgments vii Contributors ix Abbreviations xi Introduction: Two for the Price of One 1 PART I: Studies of Dōgen 1. Dōgen's Use of Rujing's "Just Sit" (shikan taza) and Other Kōans 23 2. "Raihaitokuzui" and Dōgen's Views of Gender and Women: A Reconsideration 46 3. Dōgen, a Medieval Japanese Monk Well-Versed in Chinese Poetry: What He Did and Did Not Compose 74 4. Negotiating the Divide of Death in Japanese Buddhism: Dōgen's Difference 109 5. "When All Dharmas Are the Buddha-Dharma": Dōgen as Comparative Philosopher 138 PART II: Studies of Sōtō Zen 6. Keizan's Denkōroku: A Textual and Contextual Overview 167 7. Are Sōtō Zen Precepts for Ethical Guidance or Ceremonial Transformation? Menzan's Attempted Reforms and Contemporary Practices 188 8. Vocalizing the Remembrance of Dōgen: A Study of the Shinpen Hōon Kōshiki 210 9. Interpreting the Material Heritage of the "Elephant Trunk Robe" in Sōtō Zen 235 10. Embodying Sōtō Zen: Institutional Identity and Ideal Body Image at Daihonzan Eiheiji 260 Sino-Japanese Glossary 287 Index 315
