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Zen Master Dogen

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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Inward Arrows: Zen Self-Transformation

Serial: RB-01518A

Prectice_Month_Talks

Instruction, Practice, Dogen
Jul 14 2003
Johanneshof

Cultivating Desire-less Enlightenment

Serial: RB-01519A

Prectice_Month_Talks

Enlightenment, Practice, Dogen
Jul 14 2003
Johanneshof

Zen in Everyday Rituals

Serial: RB-01520A

Prectice_Month_Talks

Practice, Time, Dogen
Jul 14 2003
Johanneshof

Tactile Meditation: Beyond Discriminating Mind

Serial: RB-01513

Prectice_Month_Talks

Practice, Dogen, Time
Jul 14 2003
Johanneshof

2003.02.21-serial.00027

Practice, Dogen, Continuous Practice
Feb 21 2003

2003.02.21-serial.00026

Practice, Dogen, Time
Feb 21 2003

2003.02.20-serial.00030

Practice, Dogen, Buddha
Feb 20 2003

2003.02.20-serial.00165

Practice, Dogen, Work
Feb 20 2003

2003.02.19-serial.00028

Buddha, Practice, Dogen
Feb 19 2003

2003.02.19-serial.00166

Dogen, Time, Japan
Feb 19 2003

2003.02.17-serial.00032

Practice, Dogen, Continuous Practice
Feb 17 2003

2003.02.16-serial.00163

Practice, Dogen, Buddha
Feb 16 2003

2003.02.16-serial.00164

Practice, Buddha, Dogen
Feb 16 2003

2003.02.15-serial.00169

Practice, Dharma Transmission, Dogen
Feb 15 2003

Ultralight Mind: Zens Path to Liberation

Serial: RB-01460

Seminar_Body_and_Mind

Time, Practice, Dogen
Feb 13 2003
Johanneshof

Zendo Lecture

Buddhism, Dogen, Dharma Transmission
Dec 06 2002
Tassajara

August 20th, 2002, Serial No. 03075

Dogen, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Soto Zen
Aug 20 2002

Embracing Oneness Through Zenki Practice

Time, Zazen, Dogen
Aug 10 2002
City Center

Zen Awareness: Beyond Words and Minds

Serial: RB-01428

Sesshin

Practice, Time, Dogen
Aug 04 2002
Johanneshof

Practice and Enlightenment

Serial: BZ-00154A

One-Day Sitting

Dogen, Practice, Enlightenment, Faith, Intuition, Posture, Doubt, Branching Streams,...
Jul 14 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

2002.03.15-serial.00173

Practice, Dogen, Zazen
Mar 15 2002

2002.03.15-serial.00174

Practice, Dogen, Study
Mar 15 2002

2002.03.14-serial.00171

Buddha, Dogen, Koan
Mar 14 2002

2002.03.14-serial.00172

Practice, Buddha, Dogen
Mar 14 2002

2002.03.13-serial.00115D

Dogen, Buddha, Practice
Mar 13 2002

2002.03.13-serial.00069

Dogen, Practice, Buddha
Mar 13 2002

2002.03.13-serial.00070

Dogen, Buddha, Study
Mar 13 2002

2002.03.12-serial.00077

Practice, Dogen, Buddha
Mar 12 2002

2002.03.11-serial.00074

Time, Practice, Dogen
Mar 11 2002

2002.03.11-serial.00073

Time, Dogen, Practice
Mar 11 2002

2002.03.10-serial.00080

Time, Dogen, Buddha
Mar 10 2002

Zen Practice: Questions as the Catalyst

Serial: RB-01586A

Sesshin

Practice, Time, Dogen
Mar 10 2002
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

2002.03.09-serial.00114B

Dogen, Buddha
Mar 09 2002

2002.03.09-serial.00114A

Practice, Japan, Dogen
Mar 09 2002

2002.02.24-serial.00088

Dogen, Japan, Study
Feb 24 2002

Dogen and Plum Blossoms

Serial: BZ-00094A

Saturday Lecture

Dogen, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Dragons, Priest-and-Lay, Buddha Ancestors,...
Nov 03 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

2001.10.21-serial.00087

Practice, Buddha, Dogen
Oct 21 2001

2001.10.09-serial.00086

Dogen, Study, Practice
Oct 09 2001

2001.10.07-serial.00084

Buddha, Dogen, Time
Oct 07 2001

Zazen Harmony: Mind and Universe Connected

Serial: RB-01332

Sesshin

Practice, Dogen, Zazen
Aug 25 2001
Johanneshof

Invite Difficulty In

Serial: BZ-00106B

Sesshin Day 5

Dogen, Japan, Manjushri, Intuition, Harmonizing, Daily Life, Building, Non-duality,...
Jun 24 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

2001.03.02-serial.00050

Practice, Dogen, Buddha
Mar 02 2001

2001.02.04-serial.00052

Delusion, Practice, Dogen
Feb 04 2001

2000.11.04-serial.00051

Dogen, Koan, Buddha
Nov 04 2000

Radiating Kindness, Embracing Interconnection

Serial: RB-01180

Sesshin

Dogen, Practice, Buddha
Oct 16 1999
Johanneshof

Zen Choices: Living without Picking

Serial: RB-01113

Practice-Week_Actualizing_Mind

Practice, Buddhism, Dogen
Feb 26 1999
Johanneshof

Actualizing Mind Through Zen Practice

Serial: RB-01111

Practice-Week_Actualizing_Mind

Practice, Buddhism, Dogen
Feb 26 1999
Johanneshof

Practicing With The Precepts/Dogen's Commentary

Serial: BZ-00189A

Saturday Lecture

Precepts, Dogen, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, New Year, Sangha, Bodhisattva...
Jan 02 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Dogen's Guidelines For Studying The Way (Pt.2)

Serial: BZ-00188A

Saturday Lecture

Dogen, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, New Year, Beginners, Lineage, Transmission,...
Dec 12 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

Dogen's Guidelines For Studying The Way (Pt.1)

Serial: BZ-00187

Rohatsu Day 7

Dogen, Big Mind, New Year, Ordinary Mind, Interview, Building, Enemies, Observe, Hate...
Dec 06 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

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