Did Dōgen Go to China?: What He Wrote and When He Wrote It

ISBN-13: 9780195305920 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 316 str.

Steven Heine

Opis

D?gen (1200-1253), the founder of the S?t? Zen sect in Japan, is especially known for introducing to Japanese Buddhism many of the texts and practices that he discovered in China. Heine reconstructs the context of D?gen's travels to and reflections on China by means of a critical look at traditional sources both by and about D?gen in light of recent Japanese scholarship. While many studies emphasize the unique features of D?gen's Japanese influences, this book calls attention to the way Chinese and Japanese elements were fused in D?gen's religious vision. It reveals many new materials and insights into Dogen's main writings, including the multiple editions of the Sh?b?genz?, and how and when this seminal text was created by D?gen and was edited and interpreted by his disciples. This book is the culmination of the author's thirty years of research on D?gen and provides the reader with a comprehensive approach to the master's life works and an understanding of the overall career trajectory of one of the most important figures in the history of Buddhism and Asian religious thought.

Recenzje

"Did Dōgen go to China? is a well-written piece of sound scholarship that fills a glaring lacuna in Dōgen studies. Heine builds on his deep expertise of Dōgen's life and work as well as of kōan literature to tackle central issues in the hagiographical accounts of Dōgen's life. He displays a solid knowledge of all relevant sources and rethinks Dōgen's life in the context of the latest research. This volume constitutes an invaluable contribution to Dōgen scholarship."—Gereon Kopf, author of Beyond Personal Identity: Dōgen, Nishida and a Phenomenology of No-Self

O autorze

Steven Heine is Professor and Director of the Institute for Asian Studies at Florida International University. He specializes in the history of thought of Zen Buddhism and its transition from China to Japan, especially the life and works of Zen Master Dōgen. He has published twenty books and numerous articles on East Asian religion and society. Dr. Heine was recently awarded the Kauffman Professorship in Entrepreneurship Studies at the Florida International University Business School.