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Dōgen’s View of the Natural World Through Two of His Shōbōgenzō Essays
| Title in English | Dogen’s View of the Natural World Through Two of His Shobogenzo Essays |
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | In the Treasury of the True Dharma Eye (Shobogenzo), written by the Japanese Zen Master Dogen ?? (1200—1253), there are two specific chapters written in an early period, where Dogen makes clear that the ordinary world of humans and the natural world of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and Buddha ancestors are interconnected. It is these two chapters, “Valley Sounds, Mountain Colours” (“Keisei sanshoku” ????) and “Mountains and Waters Sutra” (“Sansuikyo” ???) that I will explore in my paper. Through ideas expressed in these two essays, so characteristically related to the natural world, I will analyze Dogen’s own thoughts and attitudes to the natural world, his view of the vitality of the natural world in contrast to the personal, and highlight their implications for the practice of Dogen’s emerging monastic community. |