Dōgen
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Dōgen Zenji was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, writer, poet, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan. He is also known as Dōgen Kigen, Eihei Dōgen, Kōso Jōyō Daishi, and Busshō Dent
Kamakura-period statue of Thousand-armed Kannon at Sanjūsangen-dō in Kyoto, Japan.
Dōgen watching the moon. Hōkyō-ji monastery, Fukui prefecture, circa 1250.
Eihei-ji Temple
Dharma hall at Eihei-ji where various rites and recitations have been performed since Dōgen's time.
Sōtō
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Sōtō Zen or the Sōtō school is the largest of the three traditional sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism. It is the Japanese line of the Chinese Caodong school, which was founded during the Tang dynasty
Dōgen
…道元禅師; Japanese pronunciation: , 26 January 1200 – 22 September 1253) was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, writer, poet, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan. He is also known as Dōgen Kigen (道元希玄), Eihei Dōgen (永平道元), Kōso Jōyō Daishi (高祖承陽大師), and Busshō Dentō Kokushi (仏性伝東国師…
Shitou Xiqian
Dōgen Zenji, credited as a founder of the Sōtō sect in Japan
Koun Ejō