Dogen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community: A Translation of Eihei Shingi

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SUNY Press, 1996. jan. 1. - 272 oldal
This is a complete translation of Eihei Shingi, the major writing by the Japanese Zen master Eihei Dogen (1200-1253) on monastic practice and the role of community life in Buddhism. Dogen was the founder of the Soto branch of Japanese Zen, but his teaching was not limited by any particular school of Buddhism. His writings are generally regarded today as a great summit of Japanese Buddhist philosophy, meditation practice, psychology, and poetic insight into the nature of reality.

Eihei Shingi contains Dogen's principal guidelines and instructions for everyday life and rituals in the monastic training center he established. Included are a collection of dramatic teaching stories, or koans, on the attitude and responsibilities for practitioners in the community, the only collection of traditional koans with this practical focus.

In addition to the translation, the book includes detailed annotation, a substantial introduction, glossaries of Japanese technical terms and persons mentioned, and lineage charts, all providing relevant background in historical and religious context.

 

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Introduction by Taigen Daniel Leighton
1
The Role of Community in Buddhism
2
Alignment with Nature
5
Cultural Adaptation and Expression
6
Introductions to the Individual Essays
8
Chan Stories and the Soto Use of Koans
13
Significance of the Eihei Shingi in Dogens Teaching and Practice
14
Contemporary Understandings of Dogens Historical Context
17
The Model for Engaging the Way Bendoho
63
The Dharma for Taking Food Fushukuhanpo
83
Regulations for the Study Hall Shuryo Shingi
109
of Five Summer Practice Periods Taitaiko Gogejariho
121
Pure Standards for the Temple Administrators Chiji Shingi
127
Director Kanin
152
Ino Supervisor of Monks
167
Tenzo Chief Cook
170

Earlier Monastic Codes
20
The Textual History of the EM Shingi
21
Development of Standards for the Community in the Keizan Shingi
22
Gender and Pronouns
23
Dogens Use of Language
25
Personal Experience of the Monastic Container
27
Conclusion
29
The Pure Standards of Eihei Dogen Zenji EM Shingi
31
Instructions for the Tenzo Tenzokyokun
33
Work Leader Shissui
179
AFTERWORD TO THE SHOHON EDITION
205
Glossary of Japanese Terms
207
Glossary and Index of Names
235
Lineage Charts
253
Selected Bibliography
261
The Translators
271
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Taigen Daniel Leighton is a priest and teaches at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center in Muir Beach, California. He also teaches at the Institute of Buddhist Studies at the Graduate Theological Union.

Shohaku Okumura is Chief Priest and Head Teacher at the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center.

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