TAO OF DOGEN: Abstracted Zen Lessons from the Father of Sōtō Zen Buddhist School

Dogen Zenji, the famous Japanese Buddhist philosopher is the most revered as the founder of Soto school of Zen in Japan. Ordained in Tendai school, he was attracted towards Zen practices and mastered the Chinese Caodong. Back in Japan, he promoted Zazen practices and established the monastery Eihei-ji which have become the pivotal temple of Soto school today. Dogen authored many instructive works on Zen practices, of which the most important ones are ‘Shobogenzo’ and the first written Zen Monastic code in Japan ‘Eihei Shingi’. This book, ‘Tao of Dogen : Abstracted Zen Lessons from the Father of Sōtō Zen Buddhist School’, have the most valuable words from this great personality on various topics. Let’s delve into his precious words….