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Dōgen

Dōgen Zenji (道元禅師; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Japanese pronunciation: [doꜜː.ɡeɴ, -ŋeɴ], 26 January 1200 – 22 September 1253) was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, writer, poet, philosopher…

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Born
26 January 1200 Kyoto, Japan
Died
22 September 1253(1253-09-22) (aged 53) Kyoto, Japan
Predecessor
Rujing
Religion
Buddhism
School
Sōtō
Title
Zen Master

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related to Travel to China · 32
Dōgen → Additionally, Ancient Teacher, Around, At, Chan, China, Ching-te-ssu, Cáodòng, Dharma, East China Sea, Eisai, In, In China, Japanese, Jing-de-si, Mongol Empire, Mount Tiāntóng's, Myōzen, Nyojō, Níngbō
related to Other writings · 30
Dōgen → Advice, Bendōhō, Bendōwa, Chief Cook, China, Chinese, Dōgen's, Eihei, Ejō, Endeavor, Fukanzazengi, General Advice, Hōkojōki, Hōkyō Period, Instructions, Japanese, Memoirs, On, Other, Practice
related to Lineage · 21
Dōgen → Abbot, Buddha, Daruma-school, Darumashū, Eihei-ji, Ejō, EjōGikai, EjōKeizanGien, EjōSenne, Following Ejō's, Gien, Gikai, He, His, In, Koun Ejō, Nōnin, Opposition, Shakyamuni, Shōbōgenzō
related to Collections of dharma discourses · 19
Dōgen → Another, Dōgen Oshō Kōroku, Dōgen's, Eihei Kōroku, Eihei-ji, Ejō, Gien, Gleanings, Koun Ejō, Lectures, Master Dōgen's Sayings, Rinnō-ji, Senne, Shōbōgenzō Zuimonki, Teacher Dōgen's Sayings, The, The Extensive Record, There, These
related to Eihei-ji · 19
Dōgen → Chán, Dahui Zonggao, Daibutsu Temple, Daibutsu-ji, During, Dōgen's, Echizen, Hatano Yoshishige, He, In, It, Kippō-ji, Kyōto, Rinzai Zen, Rinzai-school His, Song, Tendai, While, Yoshimine-dera Temple
related to Other Buddhist practices · 18
Dōgen → As, Bendōwa, Buddhist, Chinese Chan, Commitment, Dōgen's, Eihei Shingi, Foulk, He, It, One, Pure Standards, Rather, Vinaya, While Dōgen, You, Zen, Zen Community
related to Shinji Shōbōgenzō · 16
Dōgen → Although, China, Chinese, Dharma, Dogen, Eye, Mana Shōbōgenzō, Nishijima, Often, Shinji Shōbōgenzō, Shōbōgenzō, Shōbōgenzō Sanbyakusoku, The, The Three Hundred Verse, Treasury, True Dharma
related to Return to Japan · 14
Dōgen → Among, Buddhism, Fukanzazengi, However, In, Japan, Jōdo Shinshū, Kennin-ji, Kyōto, Tendai, Uji, Universally Recommended Instructions, Zazen, Zen
related to Time-Being · 14
Dōgen → According, Being-Time, Dasein, Dōgen's, Joan Stambaugh, Martin Heidegger's, Moreover, Rein Raud, Shōbōgenzō, Steven Heine, The, This, Time-Being, Uji
related to Zazen · 14
Dōgen → According, Buddhism, Cleary, Fukan Zazengi, Fukanzazengi, He, In, It, Principles, Studying Zen, This, Zazen, Zazen-gi, Zen

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zen zazen practice dōgen's one eihei-ji shōbōgenzō also enlightenment china dharma japan sōtō school japanese buddhist writings things buddha-nature buddhism

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DōgenBorn26 January 1200 Kyoto, Japan1.00infobox
DōgenDied22 September 1253(1253-09-22) (aged 53) Kyoto, Japan1.00infobox
DōgenPredecessorRujing1.00infobox
DōgenReligionBuddhism1.00infobox
DōgenSchoolSōtō1.00infobox
DōgenTitleZen Master1.00infobox
Dōgenis aHōkojōki0.90text
Fukanzazengiinstance ofthrough literary works0.80text
Bendōwainstance ofthrough literary works0.80text
Steven Heineinstance ofThis view has been developed by scholars0.80text
Joan Stambaughinstance ofThis view has been developed by scholars0.80text
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