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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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Intention Unveiled: The Heart of Zen

Bell, Lovingkindness, Dogen
Oct 08 2006

It's Just Food!

Suzuki Roshi, Dogen, Tassajara, Culture, Ordinary Mind, Money, Way-Seeking Mind, Lay...
Jul 16 2006
Green Gulch Farm

Genjo Koan as a Verb

Dogen, Delusion, Separation, Blue Cliff Record, Building, Practice Period
Apr 29 2006
City Center

What Are We Doing Here?

Serial: BZ-01220

History of Berkeley Zen Center Pt. I, Saturday Lecture

Dogen, Lay Practice, Priest, Lay, Heart Sutra, Dharma Transmission, Mill Valley, Four...
Mar 04 2006
1
Berkeley Zen Center

Practice Period

Serial: SF-00034

Origins of PP, meaning of 'ango'; Dogen's essay; resistance; hermit Jim; Rumi poems.

Practice Period, Dongshan, Dogen, Rumi, Buddha Ancestors, Ceremony, Zazen, Duality,...
Feb 19 2006
Green Gulch Farm

2006.02.03-serial.00017

Time, Dogen, Practice
Feb 03 2006

The Robe of Liberation

Serial: SF-00115

Taking refuge; our true place; funzo; placing robe on the head; story from vinaya about silk.

Okesa, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Genzo-e, Discrimination, Doubt, Offering, Attachment, Peace...
Feb 01 2006
AM

2006.01.31-serial.00006

Dogen, Buddha, Practice
Jan 31 2006

2006.01.29-serial.00007

Dogen, Buddha, Japan
Jan 29 2006

2006.01.29-serial.00118

Practice, Buddha, Dogen
Jan 29 2006

The Eight Attributes of an Enlightened Being

Serial: BZ-01209

Reading from Dogen, Saturday Lecture

Eight Aspects, Dogen, Anger, Big Mind, Composure, Eight Aspects, Eight Awarenesses,...
Jan 07 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Buddhanature Is Light

Serial: BZ-01206

Komyozo Zammai; Dogen and Keizan, Rohatsu Day 6

Buddha Nature, Dogen, Keizan, Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Continuous Practice,...
Dec 03 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Sesshin Lecture

Serial: SF-01042

Zendo Lecture Day 1

Time, Dogen, Work
Nov 10 2005
Tassajara

2005.11.06-serial.00193

Practice, Buddha, Dogen
Nov 06 2005

2005.11.06-serial.00194

Evil, Dogen, Practice
Nov 06 2005

2005.11.04-serial.00189

Buddha, Practice, Dogen
Nov 04 2005

Natural Liberation

Serial: SF-00035

Sunday talk.
Buddha teaches liberation; methods of liberation; birth and death is itself nirvana.

Birth-and-Death, Freedom, Dogen, Liberation, Renunciation, Nirvana, Letting Go,...
Jun 25 2005

2005.05.06-serial.00180

Buddha, Buddha Nature, Dogen
May 06 2005

Mind's Illusion: Unity to Enlightenment

Enlightenment, Dogen, Faith
Feb 20 2005

Unified Through Giving and Kindness

Vow, Love, Dogen
Dec 02 2004

2004.09.26-serial.00176

Dogen, Japan, Buddha
Sep 26 2004

Gakudo Yojunshu, Point #7

Serial: BZ-01267

Turning Dharma and Being Turned by Dharma, Sesshin Day 1

Gakudo Yojin-Shu, Dogen, Bodhidharma, Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, Dragons, Lotus...
Jun 16 2004
Berkeley Zen Center

Fear and Fearlessness

Buddha, Time, Dogen
Jun 08 2004
1
Cleveland Zen Center

Fear and Fearlessness

Community, Dogen, Sangha
Jun 07 2004
1
Cleveland Zen Center

George W. Bush and a Dogen Fascicle

Serial: BZ-01263B

Saturday Lecture

Dogen, Current Events, Politics, Anger, Birth-and-Death, War, Greed, Buddha Ancestors...
May 15 2004
Berkeley Zen Center

Grandmotherly Mind

Buddha, Dogen, Triple Treasure
Oct 11 2003
Green Gulch Farm

Cultivating the Grandmotherly Zen Mind

Buddha, Dogen, Triple Treasure
Oct 11 2003

2003.02.21-serial.00026

Practice, Dogen, Time
Feb 21 2003

2003.02.21-serial.00027

Practice, Dogen, Continuous Practice
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

Zendo Lecture

Buddhism, Dogen, Dharma Transmission
Dec 06 2002
Tassajara

Embodying Dharma in Daily Life

Dogen, Precious Mirror, Buddhism
Aug 20 2002

Embracing Oneness Through Zenki Practice

Time, Zazen, Dogen
Aug 10 2002
City Center

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.00069

Dogen, Practice, Buddha
Mar 13 2002

2002.03.13-serial.00070

Dogen, Buddha, Study
Mar 13 2002

2002.03.13-serial.00115D

Dogen, Buddha, Practice
Mar 13 2002

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