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Nishijima was the author of several books in Japanese and English. He was also a notable translator of Buddhist texts : working with student and Dharma heir Mike Chodo Cross, Nishijima compiled one of three complete English versions of Dōgen 's ninety-five-fascicle Kana Shobogenzo ; he also translated Dogen's Shinji Shōbōgenzō .
Zazen shin (Japanese: 坐禪箴), rendered in English as the Acupuncture Needle of Zazen, Lancet of Zazen, or Needle for Zazen, is a book belonging to the Shōbōgenzō (正法眼蔵, lit. "Treasury of the True Dharma Eye"), the collection of works written in Japan by the 13th century Buddhist monk and founder of the Sōtō Zen school, Eihei ...
Fukan zazengi (Japanese: 普勸坐禪儀), also known by its English translation Universal Recommendation for Zazen, is an essay describing and promoting the practice of zazen written by the 13th century Japanese Zen monk Eihei Dōgen. The date of its composition is unclear, and the text evolved significantly over the author's lifetime.
Zazen is a meditative discipline that is typically the primary practice of the Zen Buddhist tradition. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The generalized Japanese term for meditation is 瞑想 ( meisō ); however, zazen has been used informally to include all forms of seated Buddhist meditation.
Dōgen often stressed the critical importance of zazen, or sitting meditation as the central practice of Buddhism. He considered zazen to be identical to studying Zen. This is pointed out clearly in the first sentence of the 1243 instruction manual "Zazen-gi" (坐禪儀; "Principles of Zazen"): "Studying Zen ... is zazen". [24]
Daigo (Japanese: 大悟), also known in English translation as Great Realization, is a book of the Shōbōgenzō by the 13th century Sōtō Zen monk Eihei Dōgen.The book appears tenth in the 75 fascicle version of the Shōbōgenzō, and it is ordered 26th in the later chronological 95 fascicle "Honzan edition". [1]
I'm Kodama Kawashiri (Japanese: あたしゃ川尻こだまだよ～デンジャラスライフハッカーのただれた生活～, Hepburn: Atasha Kawashiri Kodama da yo～Denjarasu Raifu Hakkā no Tadareta Seikatsu～, "It's Me, Kawashiri Kodama -The Dissolute Life of a Dangerous Lifehacker-") is a Japanese manga series by Kodama Kawashiri.
Portions of the book first appeared in a different English language translation in the author's Approach to Zen: The Reality of Zazen, Japan Publications, 1973. The book attempts a straightforward and practical description of Zen, with a emphasis on the practice of zazen , and uses comparisons of Buddhism and Christianity as a way for ...