道元

Dogen

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Dogen (1200–1253), also known as Dogen Zenji or Eihei Dogen, was a Japanese Buddhist monk, philosopher, and founder of the Soto school of Zen. After traveling to China and awakening under Tiantong Rujing, he returned to Japan to teach 'just sitting' (shikantaza / 只管打坐) — the practice of zazen as not a means to enlightenment but its direct expression. His masterwork, the Shobogenzo (正法眼蔵, Treasury of the True Dharma Eye), is among the most profound works of Zen philosophy and Japanese literature.

In the tradition of Chan and Zen Buddhism, as transmitted from Bodhidharma through the lineage of Zen masters, Dogen represents a key concept that continues to inform philosophical thought and practice today.

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  • Tradition: Zen Buddhism
  • Chinese: 道元
  • Category: Person
  • Definition: Dogen (1200–1253), also known as Dogen Zenji or Eihei Dogen, was a Japanese Buddhist monk, philosopher, and founder of the Soto school of Zen.

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