"The Wholehearted Way" is a translation of Eihei Dogen's "Bendowa, " one of the primary texts on Zen practice. Transcending any particular school of Buddhism or religious belief, Dogen's profound and poetic writings are respected as a pinnacle of world spiritual literature. "Bendowa, " or "A Talk on the Wholehearted Practice of the Way, " was written in 1231 A.D. and expresses Dogen's teaching of the essential meaning of "zazen" and its practice. This edition also contains commentary on "Bendowa" by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi, a foreword by Taigen Daniel Leighton, and an Introduction by Shohaku Okumura, both of whom prepared this English translation.
Pages
224
Format
ebook
ISBN 13
9781462903023
The Wholehearted Way: A Translation of Eihei Dogen's Bendowa, with Commentary by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi
"The Wholehearted Way" is a translation of Eihei Dogen's "Bendowa, " one of the primary texts on Zen practice. Transcending any particular school of Buddhism or religious belief, Dogen's profound and poetic writings are respected as a pinnacle of world spiritual literature. "Bendowa, " or "A Talk on the Wholehearted Practice of the Way, " was written in 1231 A.D. and expresses Dogen's teaching of the essential meaning of "zazen" and its practice. This edition also contains commentary on "Bendowa" by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi, a foreword by Taigen Daniel Leighton, and an Introduction by Shohaku Okumura, both of whom prepared this English translation.