Dogen and Soto Zen

Marc Notes: This work explores diverse aspects of the life and teachings of Zen master Dogen, the founder of the Soto Zen sect (Sotoshu) in early Kamakura-era Japan. Table of Contents: ContributorsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsEditor's Introduction: Two for the Price of One - Steven Heine Part I. Studies of Dogen1. Dogen's Use of Rujing's 'Just Sit' (shikan taza) and Other Koans - T. Griffith Foulk2. 'Raihaitokuzui' and Dogen's Views of Gender and Women: A Reconsideration - Miriam Levering3. Dogen, A Medieval Japanese Monk Well-Versed in Chinese Poetry: What He Did and Did Not Compose - Steven Heine4. Negotiating the Divide of Death in Japanese Buddhism: Dogen's Difference - John C. Maraldo5. 'When all Dharmas are the Buddha-dharma': Dogen as Comparative Philosopher - Gereon Kopf Part II. Studies of Soto Zen 6. Keizan's Denkoroku: A Textual and Contextual Overview - William M. Bodiford7. Are Soto Zen Precepts for Ethical Guidance or Ceremonial Transformation? Menzan's Attempted Reforms and Contemporary Practices - David Riggs8. Vocalizing the Remembrance of Dogen: A Study of the Shinpen Hoon Koshiki - Michaela Mross9. Interpreting the Material Heritage of the 'Elephant Trunk Robe' in Soto Zen - Diane Riggs10. Embodying Soto Zen: Institutional Identity and Ideal Body-Image at Daihonzan Eiheiji - Pamela D. Winfield Sino-Japanese GlossaryIndexBiographical Note: Steven Heine is Professor of Religious Studies and History and Director of the Institute for Asian Studies at Florida International University. Review Quotes:"This excellent volume sheds new and corrective light on Dogen and the Soto Zen tradition. Exploring a rich array of topics--Dogen's views of meditation, women, poetry, and death; his standing as a philosopher; distinctive Soto approaches to texts, precepts, liturgical practices, robes, and monastic architecture-the contributors bridge the divide between textual analyses of Dogen's thought and scholarship on institutional facets of Soto Zen. A must read for anyone with a serious interest in Zen." --Christopher Ives, author of Imperial-Way Zen"Enter a wonderful new book edited by Steven Heine, Dogen and Soto Zen, a collection of essays by leading Buddhist scholars about a wide range of issues regarding Dogen and, of course, Soto Zen." --Wild Fox Zen Blog