A Study of Dōgen: His Philosophy and Religion

by Masao Abe

Book Overview

This complete translation of Masao Abe's essays on Dogen probes the core of the Zen master's philosophy and religion. This work analyzes Dogen's formative doubt concerning the notion of original awakening as the basis for his unique approach to nonduality in the doctrines of the oneness of practice and attainment, the unity of beings and Buddha-nature, the simultaneity of time and eternity, and the identity of life and death. Abe also offers insightful,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791408388
• ISBN13: 9780791408384
• Release Date: November 1991
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"