Libro Eihei Dogen: Mystical Realist De Hee-Jin Kim; Min Jin Lee

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Prefacio de

Editorial

Año

2000

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

320

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

23.0 x 15.4 x 2.4 cm

Peso

0.50 kg.

ISBN

0861713761

ISBN13

9780861713769

Categorías

Biografías
Filosofía de asia y de la india
Budismo zen
Religiones de asia oriental

Eihei Dogen: Mystical Realist

Min Jin Lee (Autor) · Hee-Jin Kim (Autor) · Taigen Dan Leighton (Prefacio de) · Wisdom Publications · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "Eihei Dogen: Mystical Realist"

Eihei Dogen, the founder of the Japanese branch of the Soto Zen Buddhist school, is considered one of the world's most remarkable religious philosophers. Eihei Dogen: Mystical Realist is a comprehensive introduction to the genius of this brilliant thinker. This thirteenth-century figure has much to teach us all and the questions that drove him have always been at the heart of Buddhist practice. At the age of seven, in 1207, Dogen lost his mother, who at her death earnestly asked him to become a monastic to seek the truth of Buddhism. We are told that in the midst of profound grief, Dogen experienced the impermanence of all things as he watched the incense smoke ascending at his mother's funeral service. This left an indelible impression upon the young Dogen; later, he would emphasize time and again the intimate relationship between the desire for enlightenment and the awareness of impermanence. His way of life would not be a sentimental flight from, but a compassionate understanding of, the intolerable reality of existence. At age 13, Dogen received ordination at Mt. Hiei. And yet, a question arose: "As I study both the exoteric and the esoteric schools of Buddhism, they maintain that human beings are endowed with Dharma-nature by birth. If this is the case, why did the buddhas of all ages - undoubtedly in possession of enlightenment - find it necessary to seek enlightenment and engage in spiritual practice?" When it became clear that no one on Mt. Hiei could give a satisfactory answer to this spiritual problem, he sought elsewhere, eventually making the treacherous journey to China. This was the true beginning of a life of relentless questioning, practice, and teaching - an immensely inspiring contribution to the Buddhadharma. As you might imagine, a book as ambitious as Eihei Dogen: Mystical Realist has to be both academically rigorous and eminently readable to succeed. Professor Hee-Jim Kim's work is indeed both.

Min Jin Lee

(Autor)

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Min Jin Lee es una escritora y periodista coreana-americana. Su primera novela, Comida gratis para millonarios, fue una de las «10 Mejores Novelas del Año» para el The Times, NPR’s Fresh Air y USA Today. Ha escrito para New York Times, Condé Nast, The Times, Vogue y Wall Street Journal, entre otros. Lee es miembro del Salón de la Fama de la Fundación de las Artes de Nueva York y del Salón de la Fama de los Escritores del Estado de Nueva York. Es escritora residente en Amherst College y se desempeña como fideicomisaria de PEN America y directora del Authors Guild.

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