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'''Dōgen Zenji''' (道元禅師; also '''Dōgen Kigen''' 道元希玄, or '''Eihei Dōgen''' 永平道元, or Koso Joyo Daishi) (19 January 1200 – 22 September 1253) was a Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher born in Kyōto, and the founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan. He was a leading religious figure of his time, as well as being an important philosopher. Dōgen is most known for the ''Treasury of the Eye of the True Dharma'' or ''[[Shōbōgenzō]]'', a collection of ninety-five fascicles concerning Buddhist practice and enlightenment. | '''Dōgen Zenji''' (道元禅師; also '''Dōgen Kigen''' 道元希玄, or '''Eihei Dōgen''' 永平道元, or Koso Joyo Daishi) (19 January 1200 – 22 September 1253) was a Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher born in Kyōto, and the founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan. He was a leading religious figure of his time, as well as being an important philosopher. Dōgen is most known for the ''Treasury of the Eye of the True Dharma'' or ''[[Shōbōgenzō]]'', a collection of ninety-five fascicles concerning Buddhist practice and enlightenment. | ||
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Full Name
Dōgen
Affiliation
Sōtō school
Biographical Data
Dōgen Zenji (道元禅師; also Dōgen Kigen 道元希玄, or Eihei Dōgen 永平道元, or Koso Joyo Daishi) (19 January 1200 – 22 September 1253) was a Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher born in Kyōto, and the founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan. He was a leading religious figure of his time, as well as being an important philosopher. Dōgen is most known for the Treasury of the Eye of the True Dharma or Shōbōgenzō, a collection of ninety-five fascicles concerning Buddhist practice and enlightenment.