The Wholehearted Way

by Eihei Dogen

Other authorsKosho Uchiyama Roshi (Translator), Taigen Daniel Leighton (Translator), Shohaku Okumura (Translator)
Paperback, 1997

Status

Available

Tags

Bendowa, Zazen

Collection

Zen Buddhism

Publication

Tuttle Publishing (1997), Edition: First Edition, 224 pages

Description

The Wholehearted Way is a translation of Eihei Dogen'sBendowa, one of the primary texts on Zen practice. Transcending any particular school of Buddhism or religious belief, Dogen's profound and poetic writings are respected as a pinnacle of world spiritual literature.Bendowa, orA Talk on the Wholehearted Practice of the Way, was written in 1231 A.D. and expresses Dogen's teaching of the essential meaning ofzazen (seated meditation) and its practice. This edition also contains commentary onBendowa by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi, a foreword by Taigen Daniel Leighton, and an Introduction by Shohaku Okumura, both of whom prepared this English translation.

Language

English

ISBN

080483105X / 9780804831055

UPC

676251831054

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The Wholehearted Way is a translation of Eihei Dogen's Bendowa, one of the primary texts on Zen practice. Transcending any particular school of Buddhism or religious belief, Dogen's profound and poetic writings are respected as a pinnacle of world spiritual literature. Bendowa, or A Talk on the
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 Wholehearted Practice of the Way, was written in 1231 A.D. and expresses Dogen's teaching of the essential meaning of zazen (seated meditation) and its practice.
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