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Dōgen
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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 (), Eihei Dōgen (), Kōso Jōyō Daishi (), and Busshō Dentō Kokushi ().
Dōgen was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and philosopher who founded the Sōtō school of Zen, one of the major branches of Zen Buddhism in Japan. He is considered an important figure in Buddhist history for his teachings and writings that shaped how Zen Buddhism developed and was practiced in Japan.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1200
- Died
- 1253
- Works
- 37
Top works
- 正法眼蔵を読む
- 普勧坐禅儀講話
- 典座教訓赴粥飯法
- 正法眼蔵解読
- 修証義の仏教
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2
- Total plays
- 2
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Treasury of the True Dharma Eye
· 2023 · cited 1x
- A Primer of Soto Zen
· 1972 · cited 1x
- Dōgen Kigen-Mystical Realist
· 1978
- Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Dōgen’s
<em>Shōbōgenzō</em>
· 2025
- Treasury of the True Dharma Eye
· 2023
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Quotes
- “Coming, going, the waterbirds don't leave a trace don't follow a path.”
- “But do not ask me where I am going, As I travel in this limitless world, Where every step I take is my home.”
- “As I study both the exoteric and the esoteric schools of Buddhism, they maintain that human beings are endowed with Dharma-nature by birth. If this is the case, why did the Buddhas of all ages — undoubtedly in possession of enlightenment — find it necessary to seek enlightenment and engage in spiritual practice?”
- “The primordial Buddhas are saying,”
- “It is only due to a lack of heart for the Way and a lack of skill in handling their daily conduct that people become vainly tied to fame and gain.”
- “Zazen is the ultimate practice. This is indeed the True Self. The Buddhadharma is not to be sought outside of this.”
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Key facts
- Religious biography.name
- Dōgen
- Religious biography.image
- Soto-Zen-Master-Dogen-Zenji-Portrait.png
- Religious biography.birth_date
- 26 January 1200
- Religious biography.birth_place
- Kyoto, Japan
- Religious biography.death_place
- Kyoto, Japan
- Religious biography.religion
- Buddhism
- Religious biography.school
- Sōtō
- Religious biography.title
- Zen Master
- Religious biography.predecessor
- Rujing
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Dogen.jpg
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- Commons category
- Dōgen
- date of birth
- 1200-01-19
- date of death
- 1253-09-29
- name in native language
- 道元
- pseudonym
- 高祖
- name in kana
- どうげん
- posthumous name
- 承陽大師
- religious name
- 希玄
- birth name
- 文殊丸
- Commons Creator page
- Dōgen
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Article
30 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Early life
- Early training
- Travel to China
- Return to Japan
- Eihei-ji
- Death
- Teachings
- Zazen
- Other Buddhist practices
- Oneness of practice-verification
- Buddha-nature
- Great realization / satori
- Time-Being
- Perfect expression
- Critique of Rinzai
- Virtues
- Writings
- Shōbōgenzō
- Shushō-gi
- Shinji Shōbōgenzō
- Collections of dharma discourses
- Other writings
- Lineage
- Miraculous events and auspicious signs
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
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 (), Eihei Dōgen (), Kōso Jōyō Daishi (), and Busshō Dentō Kokushi ().
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.