Following Shobogenzo Books 1 and 2, the third book in this four-volume set contains chapters 42 to 72 from the 95-chapter edition, including: Tsuki (The Moon); Kuge (Flowers in Space); Mujo Seppo (All Things and Phenomena Preach Dharma); Kajo (Daily Life); and Zanmai-O-Zanmai (Samadhi, King of Samadhis). Book 3 continues our aim of maintaining the highest standards of translation, with a clear style that rigorously follows the original words of Master Dogen. Many footnotes, including Japanese and Chinese characters, explanatory text, and cross-references to other works, provide the reader with a wealth of supplementary information. Also included are a Sanskrit Glossary and a list of Pinyin equivalents to the Japanese readings of Masters' names.
Book 4 contains chapters 73 to 95 and two chapters in the Appendices.

Introductions to chapters

"The first Patriarch,  the Venerable Bodhidharma, after arriving from the west, passed  nine years facing the wall at Shorin-ji temple  on Shoshitsu-ho peak in the Sugaku  mountains, sitting in Zazen  in the lotus posture. From that time through to today,  brains and eyes have pervaded China.  The life-blood of the first Patriarch  is only the practice of sitting in the full lotus posture." Shobogenzo Zanmai-O-Zanmai

ISBN 0 9523002 3 0
324 pages, paperback, 229mm x 152mm

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