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== Full Name ==
 
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== 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.
 
'''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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Revision as of 19:27, 19 May 2009

Full Name[edit]

Dōgen

Affiliation[edit]

Sōtō school

Biographical Data[edit]

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.

Writings[edit]