Dōgen

Dōgen
born Jan. 19, 1200, Kyōto, Japan
died Sept. 22, 1253, Kyōto

Japanese Buddhist who introduced Sōtō Zen to Japan from China.

Orphaned at age 7, he became a monk at 13. He studied in China under the Zen master Rujing (1223–27), and he also studied with Eisai. He returned to Japan and taught Zen meditation, spending his last years at Eihei Temple, which he founded.

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▪ Japanese Buddhist monk
also called Jōyō Daishi, or Kigen Dōgen
born Jan. 19, 1200, Kyōto, Japan
died Sept. 22, 1253, Kyōto

      leading Japanese Buddhist during the Kamakura period (1192–1333), who introduced Zen to Japan in the form of the Sōtō school (Chinese: Ts'ao-tung). A creative personality, he combined meditative practice and philosophical speculation.

      Dōgen was born into a family of the court nobility and was orphaned at the age of seven. He was ordained a monk at 13 and studied the holy scriptures of Buddhism on Mount Hiei, the centre of Tendai Buddhism, without, however, fully satisfying his spiritual aspirations. Between 1223 and 1227 he studied Zen meditation in China and gained enlightenment under the Zen master Ju-ching. Back in Japan again, he lived at various temples and worked for the spread of Zen practice. He spent his last years at Eihei Temple, which he founded northwest of Nagoya. His first literary work, Fukan zazen gi (1227; “General Teachings for the Promotion of Zazen”), contains a brief introduction to the Zen practice. He wrote a number of other instructive works as well. His chief work, Shōbōgenzō (1231–53; “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye”), containing 95 chapters and written over a period of more than 20 years, consists of his elaboration of Buddhist principles. Dōgen taught shikan taza,zazen only,” zazen signifying the Zen practice of meditation in the cross-legged (lotus) position. He stressed the identity of practice and enlightenment.

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