{"product_id":"realizing-genjokoan-the-key-to-dogens-shobogenzo-paperback","title":"Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShohaku Okumura\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTaigen Dan Leighton\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDogen, the thirteenth-century Zen master who founded the Japanese Soto school of Zen, is renowned as one the world's most remarkable religious geniuses. His works are both richly poetic and deeply insightful and philosophical, pointing to the endless depths of Zen exploration. And almost precisely because of these facts, Dogen is often difficult for readers to understand and fully appreciate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRealizing Genjokoan\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive introduction to the teachings and approach of this great thinker, taking us on a thorough guided tour of the most important essay-Genjokoan-in Dogen's seminal work, the Shobogenzo. Indeed, the Genjokoan is regarded as the pinnacle of Dogen's writings, encompassing and encapsulating the essence of all the rest of his work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur tour guide for this journey is Shohaku Okumura, a prominent teacher in his own right, who has dedicated his life to translating and teaching Dogen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume also includes an introduction to Dogen's life from Hee-Jin Kim's classic, \u003ci\u003eEihei Dogen: Mystical Realist\u003c\/i\u003e, with updated annotations by Okumura.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShohaku Okumura is a Soto Zen priest and Dharma successor of Kosho Uchiyama Roshi. He is a graduate of Komazawa University and has practiced in Japan at Antaiji, Zuioji, and the Kyoto Soto Zen Center, and in Massachusetts at the Pioneer Valley Zendo. He is the former director of the Soto Zen Buddhism International Center in San Francisco. His previously published books of translation include \u003ci\u003eShobogenzo Zuimonki\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDogen Zen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZen Teachings of Homeless Kodo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOpening the Hand of Thought\u003c\/i\u003e. Okumura is also editor of \u003ci\u003eDogen Zen and Its Relevance for Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSotoZen\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the founding teacher of the Sanshin Zen Community, based in Bloomington, Indiana, where he lives with his family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaigen Dan Leighton, Soto Zen priest and successor in the Suzuki Roshi lineage, received Dharma Transmission in 2000 from Reb Anderson Roshi and is Dharma Teacher at Ancient Dragon Zen Gate in Chicago. After residing for years at San Francisco Zen Center and Tassajara monastery, Taigen also practiced for two years in Kyoto, Japan. Taigen is author of \u003ci\u003eZen Questions: Zazen, Dogen, and the Spirit of Creative Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFaces of Compassion: Classic Bodhisattva Archetypes and Their Modern Expression\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVisions of Awakening Space and Time: Dogen and the Lotus Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e. He has edited and co-translated several Zen texts including: \u003ci\u003eDogen's Extensive Record: A Translation of Eihei Koroku\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDogen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Wholehearted Way\u003c\/i\u003e, and has contributed to many other books and journals. Taigen teaches online at Berkeley Graduate Theological Union, from where he has a PhD. He has taught at other universities including Saint Mary's College, the California Institute of Integral Studies, and in Chicago at Meadville Lombard Theological Seminary and Loyola University Chicago. Taigen has long been active in social justice programs, including Peace and Environmental Activism.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42151334314119,"sku":"9780861716012","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b53f5a07aa81d7bb87773cf0bd5b8694.webp?v=1733206338","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/realizing-genjokoan-the-key-to-dogens-shobogenzo-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}