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Dōgen Zenji (道元禅師; Japanese pronunciation: [doꜜː.ɡeɴ, -ŋeɴ], 26 January 1200 – 22 September 1253) was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, writer, poet, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan. He is also known as Dōgen Kigen (道元希玄), Eihei Dōgen (永平道元), Kōso Jōyō Daishi (高祖承陽大師), and Busshō Dentō Kokushi (仏性伝東国師).
Originally ordained as a monk in the Tendai School in Kyoto, he was ultimately dissatisfied with its teaching and traveled to China to seek out what he believed to be a more authentic Buddhism. He remained there for four years, finally training under Tiāntóng Rújìng, an eminent teacher of the Cáodòng lineage of Chinese Chan. Upon his return to Japan, he began promoting the practice of zazen (sitting meditation) through literary works such as Fukanzazengi and Bendōwa.
He eventually broke relations completely with the powerful Tendai School, and, after several years of likely friction between himself and the establishment, left Kyoto for the mountainous countryside where he founded the monastery Eihei-ji, which remains the head temple of the Sōtō school today.
Dōgen is known for his extensive writings like the Shōbōgenzō (Treasury of the True Dharma Eye, considered his magnum opus), the Eihei Kōroku (Extensive Record, a collection of his talks), the Eihei Shingi (the first Japanese Zen monastic code), along with his Japanese poetry, and commentaries. Dōgen's writings are one of the most important sources studied in the contemporary Sōtō Zen tradition.
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2012.07.31-serial.00142 Practice, Buddha, Dogen |
Jul 31 2012 |
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2012.07.30-serial.00140 Buddha, Dogen, Emptiness |
Jul 30 2012 |
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Genjo Koan - Section 10B-Part-1Serial: BZ-02248 Firewood and Ash, Sesshin Day 3 Birth-and-Death, Impermanence, Dogen, Birth-and-Death, Three Treasures, Six Realms,... |
Jun 22 2012 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Nishiari Commentary on Genjo KoanSerial: BZ-02233 Three Commentaries on Genjo Koan, new book, Meaning of term Koan Saturday Lecture Genjokoan, Nishiari Bokusan, Kosho Uchiyama, Subject-and-Object, Birth-and-Death,... |
Mar 03 2012 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Money is PureSerial: BZ-02231 Money and Labor Talk by Suzuki Roshi, Sesshin Day 2 Dogen, Cooking, Dana Paramita, Fox, Culture, Evil, Building, First Principle, Buddha... |
Feb 19 2012 Part 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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January 25th, 2012, Serial No. 03937 Dogen, Buddha, Suzuki Roshi |
Jan 25 2012 |
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Aliveness as Performative Being TimeSerial: RB-01688E Seminar Time, Dogen, Interdependence |
2012 Kassel |
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August 27th, 2011, Serial No. 03876 Precepts, Dogen, Complete Perfect Enlightenment |
Aug 27 2011 |
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August 22nd, 2011, Serial No. 03871 Zazen, Dogen, Ceremony |
Aug 22 2011 |
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Embracing the Mahayana: Do You Want to be an Artist? Breath, Dogen, Community, Lineage, Evil |
Jul 16 2011 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Serial No. 02191 Lotus Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Dogen |
Jul 02 2011 |
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Dharma TransmissionSerial: BZ-02188 Teacher/Disciple Relationship, Sesshin Day 4 Lineage, Transmission, Dogen, Transmission, Branching Streams, Buddha Ancestors,... |
Jun 18 2011 Berkeley Zen Center |
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January 25th, 2011, Serial No. 03826 Zazen, Karmic Consciousness, Dogen |
Jan 25 2011 |
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Komyo - Master HongzhiSerial: BZ-02147 Light, Rohatsu Day 5 Koun Ejô, Sandokai, Transmission of Light, Komyozo Zammai, Discrimination, Silent... |
Dec 09 2010 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Paying Respect to the Great Teacher Dragons, Transmission, Dogen, Perfect Wisdom |
Nov 06 2010 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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October 27th, 2010, Serial No. 03783 Offering, Ceremony, Dogen |
Oct 27 2010 |
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The Mind of Enlightenment Silence, Lotus Sutra, Dogen, Bodhidharma |
Aug 19 2010 The Yoga Room |
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2010.08.12-serial.00135 Time, Dogen, Separation |
Aug 12 2010 |
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2010.08.11-serial.00132 Nirvana, Practice, Dogen |
Aug 11 2010 |
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2010.08.09-serial.00129 Time, Dogen, Work |
Aug 09 2010 |
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2010.08.08-serial.00127 Dogen, Buddha |
Aug 08 2010 |
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The Bodhisattvas' Four Embracing Dharmas Lotus Sutra, Dogen, Suzuki Roshi |
Jul 02 2010 |
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Eight Awakenings of Great Beings, serial no. 02101Serial: BZ-02101 Lecture Desire, Mindfulness, Dogen |
May 22 2010 |
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Interdependent Flow: Zen's Living RealitySerial: RB-02877 Practice-Period_Talks Dogen, Practice, Time |
Feb 25 2010 Crestone Zen Mountain Center |
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ZazenSerial: BZ-02068 Seven Factors of Awakening, Rohatsu Day 1 Practice Enlightenment, Mindfulness, Effort, Dogen, Concentration, Equanimity,... |
Dec 06 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |
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For a Sentient Being to be a Sentient Being is just not to Move Silence, Manjushri, Dogen, Impermanence, Karmic Consciousness |
Nov 14 2009 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Zazen's Depth: Beyond Time and SpaceSerial: RB-01678D Sesshin Zazen, Dogen, Time |
Oct 2009 Johanneshof |
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August 18th, 2009, Serial No. 03671 Faith, Lotus Sutra, Dogen |
Aug 18 2009 |
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2009.07.05-serial.00204 Precepts, Dogen, Practice |
Jul 05 2009 |
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Causation and Non-Self Attachment, Evil, Dogen, Emptiness |
Mar 26 2009 The Yoga Room |
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January 17th, 2009, Serial No. 03627 Dogen |
Jan 17 2009 |
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The Practice That Fills and Is Filled by the Entire Universe and the Bodhisattva Precept of Not Killing Lotus Sutra, Buddha Ancestors, Soto Zen, Dogen, Buddha Mind |
Nov 22 2008 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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2008.10.06-serial.00200 Breath, Practice, Dogen |
Oct 06 2008 |
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Just This - Dogen's Fukanzazengi: Have Know KidzendoSerial: BZ-01161C Saturday Lecture Fukanzazengi, Dogen, Duality, Dragons, Posture, Non-duality, Instruction, Buddha... |
Sep 27 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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About the Lotus Sutra Lotus Sutra, Bell, Dogen |
Apr 19 2008 No Abode Hermitage |
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February 14th, 2008, Serial No. 03535 Buddha, Practice, Dogen |
Feb 14 2008 |
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2008.01.25-serial.00113E Buddha, Practice, Dogen |
Jan 25 2008 |
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2008.01.24-serial.00113C Practice, Dogen, Buddha |
Jan 24 2008 |
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2008.01.23-serial.00113B Buddha, Practice, Dogen |
Jan 23 2008 |
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2008.01.23-serial.00113A Buddha, Practice, Dogen |
Jan 23 2008 |
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2008.01.22-serial.00112G Duality, Dogen, Nirvana |
Jan 22 2008 |
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2008.01.21-serial.00112F Practice, Buddha, Dogen |
Jan 21 2008 |
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2008.01.21-serial.00112E Practice, Buddha, Dogen |
Jan 21 2008 |
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2008.01.19-serial.00112A Practice, Buddha, Dogen |
Jan 19 2008 |
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January 17th, 2008, Serial No. 03517 Sangha, Dogen, Offering |
Jan 17 2008 |
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December 5th, 2007, Serial No. 03504 Lotus Sutra, Offering, Dogen |
Dec 05 2007 |
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Three Bodies of BuddhaSerial: BZ-01098 Saturday Lecture Trikaya, Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, Dogen, Manjushri, Continuous Practice, Dragons,... |
Dec 01 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Awakening Through Sensory ImmersionSerial: RB-01662E Sesshin Practice, Continuous Practice, Dogen |
Oct 2007 Johanneshof |
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“Menju” (Face to Face Transmission): From Moon in a Dew Drop, Writings of Zen Master DogenSerial: BZ-00998B Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Lineage, Buddha Ancestors, Bodhidharma, Dharma... |
Sep 08 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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BCR: Case #74: "Kingyu Osho-Rice Pot" (Dear Bodhisattvas)Serial: BZ-00988 BCR: Case #93: "Taiko's 'You For Devil'", Saturday Lecture BCR-74, Buddha Mind, Gratitude, Fox, Monastic Practice, Dogen, Tassajara Zen Mountain... |
Aug 04 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |