Believe It or Not : Dogen on the Question of Faith
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Studia Orientalia Slovaca |
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| Web | Anglické abstrakty k Studia Orientalia Slovaca 17.2 (2018) |
| Keywords | Dogen; Shobo genzo; zazen; shikan taza; meditation; faith; devotion; Buddhist practice; Bendowa |
| Description | Dogen, founder of the Japanese Soto Zen school, is remembered mostly as an ardent proponent of sitting meditation, the famed shikan taza. Yet despite his undeniable support to meditation practices, he was also a Buddhist monk and teacher, who transmitted to his disciples a more coherent notion of Zen Buddhism including aspects of faith and devotion. By means of surveying Dogen’s own texts in the Shobo genzo, Treasury of the True Dharma Eye, the aim of this paper is to shed light on his views on both sitting meditation, zazen, and the importance of devotional practices noted therein. |
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