Just Sitting and Just Saying: The Hermeneutics of Dōgen’s Realization-Based View of Language

This paper explicates the complex relationship between contemplative practice and enlightened activity conducted both on and off the meditative cushion as demonstrated in the approach of the Sōtō Zen Buddhist founder Dōgen (1200–1253). I examine Dōgen’s intricate views regarding how language, or wha...

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Main Author: Steven Heine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/2/81