Treasury of the True Dharma Eye by Kazuaki Tanahashi

Treasury of the True Dharma Eye by Kazuaki Tanahashi

English summary: In this book, Dogen, the XIth century Japanese Zen master, addresses his disciples. In his first address he tells them: Buddha alone knows Buddha: complete combustion. That is to say, Truth alone knows Truth, perfect har-mony. When the Truth is known an overwhelming event called awaken-ing occurs. Yet, Dogen tells us that we are always and already awakened. This re-cognition takes place with and in this world, the entire universe, which is none other than our true body. In his second address, Life-death, he says to his disciples that birth and death, life-death, are both the extreme events of our journey and the very dynamism of our body, the universe. Samsara is nirvana. Let the world accomplish itself and let us accomplish our-selves with it. French description: Dans ce livre, Dogen, maitre zen japonais du XIe siecle, s'entretient avec ses disciples. Il leur dit d'abord: Seul Bouddha connait Bouddha: combustion totale. En d'autres termes, seule la Verite connait la Verite: harmonie parfaite. Quand la Verite est connue, se produit cet evenement bouleversant appele eveil. L'eveil est toujours et deja la. Cette re-connaissance a lieu en ce monde, l'univers entier et avec lui. Il n'est autre que notre corps veritable. Il leur dit ensuite que naissance et mort, vie-mort, sont non seulement les evenements extremes de notre traversee, mais aussi le dynamisme meme de notre corps, l'univers. Samsara est nirvana. Laissons le monde s'accomplir et accomplissons-nous avec lui.

Ryokan (1758-1831) is, along with Dogen and Hakuin, one of the three giants of Zen in Japan. But unlike his two renowned colleagues, Ryokan was a societal dropout, living mostly as a hermit and a beggar. He is now regarded as one of the greatest poets of the Edo Period, along with Basho, Buson, and Issa. He was also a master artist-calligrapher with a very distinctive style, due mostly to his unique and irrepressible spirit.

Kazuaki Tanahashi, a Japanese-trained calligrapher, is the pioneer of the genre of one stroke painting as well as the creator of multicolor enso (Zen circles). His brushwork has been shown in solo exhibitions in galleries, museums, and universities all over the world. Tanahashi has edited several books of Dogen's writings and is also the author of Brush Mind.

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ISBN 13	9781590309353
ISBN 10	1590309359
Title	Treasury of the True Dharma Eye
Author	Kazuaki Tanahashi
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Shambhala Publications Inc
Year published	2013-05-14
Number of pages	1280
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.