Publication
Imprint: Mt. Shasta, CA : Shasta Abbey Press, ℗♭1999. Context: Originally published under title: Selling water by the river. New York : Pantheon Books, 1972. Edition: Fourth edition. Responsibility: Roshi Jiyu-Kennett. OCLC Number: 45128023. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xix, 354 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Features: Includes glossary, index, notes.
Call number
GT-B-Z / Kenne
ISBN
0930066200 / 9780930066208
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CSS Library Notes
Description: Zen is Eternal Life is a practical manual for all who wish to practice Zen. Rev. Roshi Jiyu-Kennett guides the reader through basic Buddhism into the teachings of the Japanese Zen Masters Dogen and Keizan. -- from back cover
Combines an introduction to the basic tenets of Buddhism with translations of classic Zen master teachings. Translated works include "Shushogi" ("Training and Enlightenment"", "Gakudo-yojinshu" ("Aspects of Zazen") and "Denkoroku" ("Transmission of Light").
Table of Contents: Book One. The Stem of the Lotus.; Chapter 1 History of the Buddha According to Zen Belief; Chapter 2 Basic Original Doctrines Essential to Zen; Chapter 3 Growth of Zen from Basic Hinayana Doctrine; Chapter 4 The Necessity of Zazen or Meditation Practice; Chapter 5 The Necessity of Understanding the Heart of Avalokitesvara; Chapter 6 Activity in the Heart of Samantabhadra. Chapter 7 The Heart of ManjusriChapter 8 What are Kōans?; Chapter 9 Apostolic Succession; Book Two. The Teachings of Dōgen Zenji.; Introduction to the Translations; Shushōgi (What is Truly Meant by Training and Enlightenment); Eihei-shingi (Dōgen's Monastic Rules); Taitaikohō (How Junior Priests Must Behave in the Presence of Senior Priests); Shuryō-shingi (Trainees' Hall Rules); Fushuku-hampō (Meal-Time Regulations); Bendōhō (How to Train in Buddhism); Tenzo-kyōkun (Instructions to the Chief Cook); Gakudō-yōjinshū (Important Aspects of Zazen). Shōbōgenzō (The Treasury-Eye of the True Teaching)Bendōwa (Lecture on Training); Shōji (Life and Death); Uji (The Theory of Time); Genjō-kōan (The Problem of Everyday Life); Kyōjukaimon (Giving and Receiving the Teaching of the Precepts); Book Three. The Teachings of Keizan Zenji.; Introduction to the Translations; Denkōroku (Transmission of the Light); Chapter 1 Shakyamuni Buddha; Chapter 2 The First Ancestor, Saint Makakashyo; Chapter 3 The Second Ancestor, Saint Ananda; Chapter 4 The Third Ancestor, Saint Shōnawashyu; Chapter 5 The Fourth Ancestor, Saint Ubakikuta. Chapter 6 The Fifth Ancestor, Saint DaitakaChapter 7 The Sixth Ancestor, Saint Mishaka; Chapter 8 The Seventh Ancestor, Saint Bashumitsu; Chapter 9 The Eighth Ancestor, Saint Butsudanandai; Chapter 10 The Ninth Ancestor, Saint Fudamitta; Chapter 11 The Tenth Ancestor, Saint Barishiba; Chapter 12 The Eleventh Ancestor, Saint Funayashya; Chapter 13 The Twelfth Ancestor, Saint Anabotei Memyō; Chapter 14 The Thirteenth Ancestor, Saint Kabimora; Chapter 15 The Fourteenth Ancestor, Saint Nagyaarajyuna; Chapter 16 The Fifteenth Ancestor, Saint Kanadaiba. Chapter 17 The Sixteenth Ancestor, Saint RagorataChapter 18 The Seventeenth Ancestor, Saint Sōgyanandai; Sankon-zazen-setsu (The Three Types of Personalities Resulting from Training).
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Combines an introduction to the basic tenets of Buddhism with translations of classic Zen master teachings. Translated works include "Shushogi" ("Training and Enlightenment"", "Gakudo-yojinshu" ("Aspects of Zazen") and "Denkoroku" ("Transmission of Light").
Table of Contents: Book One. The Stem of the Lotus.; Chapter 1 History of the Buddha According to Zen Belief; Chapter 2 Basic Original Doctrines Essential to Zen; Chapter 3 Growth of Zen from Basic Hinayana Doctrine; Chapter 4 The Necessity of Zazen or Meditation Practice; Chapter 5 The Necessity of Understanding the Heart of Avalokitesvara; Chapter 6 Activity in the Heart of Samantabhadra. Chapter 7 The Heart of ManjusriChapter 8 What are Kōans?; Chapter 9 Apostolic Succession; Book Two. The Teachings of Dōgen Zenji.; Introduction to the Translations; Shushōgi (What is Truly Meant by Training and Enlightenment); Eihei-shingi (Dōgen's Monastic Rules); Taitaikohō (How Junior Priests Must Behave in the Presence of Senior Priests); Shuryō-shingi (Trainees' Hall Rules); Fushuku-hampō (Meal-Time Regulations); Bendōhō (How to Train in Buddhism); Tenzo-kyōkun (Instructions to the Chief Cook); Gakudō-yōjinshū (Important Aspects of Zazen). Shōbōgenzō (The Treasury-Eye of the True Teaching)Bendōwa (Lecture on Training); Shōji (Life and Death); Uji (The Theory of Time); Genjō-kōan (The Problem of Everyday Life); Kyōjukaimon (Giving and Receiving the Teaching of the Precepts); Book Three. The Teachings of Keizan Zenji.; Introduction to the Translations; Denkōroku (Transmission of the Light); Chapter 1 Shakyamuni Buddha; Chapter 2 The First Ancestor, Saint Makakashyo; Chapter 3 The Second Ancestor, Saint Ananda; Chapter 4 The Third Ancestor, Saint Shōnawashyu; Chapter 5 The Fourth Ancestor, Saint Ubakikuta. Chapter 6 The Fifth Ancestor, Saint DaitakaChapter 7 The Sixth Ancestor, Saint Mishaka; Chapter 8 The Seventh Ancestor, Saint Bashumitsu; Chapter 9 The Eighth Ancestor, Saint Butsudanandai; Chapter 10 The Ninth Ancestor, Saint Fudamitta; Chapter 11 The Tenth Ancestor, Saint Barishiba; Chapter 12 The Eleventh Ancestor, Saint Funayashya; Chapter 13 The Twelfth Ancestor, Saint Anabotei Memyō; Chapter 14 The Thirteenth Ancestor, Saint Kabimora; Chapter 15 The Fourteenth Ancestor, Saint Nagyaarajyuna; Chapter 16 The Fifteenth Ancestor, Saint Kanadaiba. Chapter 17 The Sixteenth Ancestor, Saint RagorataChapter 18 The Seventeenth Ancestor, Saint Sōgyanandai; Sankon-zazen-setsu (The Three Types of Personalities Resulting from Training).
FY2018 /
Physical description
xix, 354 p.; 22 cm
Description
This book, first published as Selling Water by the River in 1972, is a practical and inspirational manual for all who wish to practice Zen. Rōshi P.T.N.H. Jiyu-Kennett, the founder and former abbess of Shasta Abbey, expertly combines an introduction to the basic tenets of Buddhism with original translations of the teachings of Zen Masters Dōgen and Keizan.
Language
Original language
English