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Zenki, "Total Dynamic Working": A Talk

http://www.intrex.net/chzg/mel9.htm

Zen practice talk on Dogen's fascicle Zenki, "Total Dynamic Working", by Sojun Mel Weitsman.

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Zen in Daily Life: Zen teacher Dogen & the Soto Approach to Zen

http://www.zenki.com/

A collection of Dogen resources including a biography, essays, and translations of Fukanzazengi, Genjo Koan, Bendowa, Uji, and Shoji.

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Zazen is Vast Openness

http://www.intrex.net/chzg/mel14.htm

Talk on Dogen's fascicle Genjo Koan by Sojun Mel Weitsman.

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Understanding Shobo Genzo

http://www.thezensite.com/zenwritings/understandingShobogenzo.pdf

Zen teacher Gudo Wafu Nishijima presents his guide to understanding Shobo Genzo, including repeated structures and a categorization of each chapter.

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Uji: Commentaries on Dogen zenji's Being Time

http://www.wwzc.org/teisho/wildTime.htm

Teisho by Anzan Hoshin roshi of the White Wind Zen Center on the Uji (Being-Time) fascicle of Dogen's "Shobo Genzo".

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Uji, a Commentary (Amida Trust Papers)

http://www.amidatrust.com/article_uji.html

Translation and commentary on the Uji chapter of Shobogenzo, by Dharmavidya David Brazier.

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Translating Dogen: Reflections

http://www.mtsource.org/articles/dogentrans.html

Daniel Taigen Leighton, a noted Dogen translator, discusses the difficulties and rewards of his undertaking.

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The Self in Medieval Japanese Buddhism: Focusing on Dogen

http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-PHIL/kiyota1.htm

Article by Kiyotaka Kimura in "Philosophy East and West" analyzing the concept of "self" in Dogen's teachings.

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The Lotus Sutra as a Source for Dogen's Discourse Style

http://www.mtsource.org/articles/dogen_lotsutra.html

Dogen often referred to and discussed the Lotus Sutra in his teachings, as described in this detailed, scholarly article by Taigen Dan Leighton.

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The bodymind experience in Dogen's Shobogenzo

http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-PHIL/shaner.htm

David E. Shaner takes a phenomenological perspective to Shobogenzo. "Each fascicle focuses upon specific aspects of experience, for example, its structure, temporal component, ethical dimension, and so forth."

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Soyu Matsuoka, Roshi's Reflections on Dogen Zenji

http://www.aszc.org/abbot/2000_Sept.html

A 1964 talk briefly describing Dogen's life and teachings and their meaning.

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Shobo Genzo/Bukkyo translation

http://www.wwzc.org/translations/DogenBukkyo.htm

Translation of a SBGZ fascicle by Yasuda Joshu roshi and Anzan Hoshin roshi of the White Wind Zen Community.

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Metaphysics in Dogen

http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-PHIL/ew94203.htm

Kevin Schilbrack examines whether Dogen's thought can be considered metaphysical in nature, focusing on his theory of time.

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Instructions for the Head Cook

http://www.intrex.net/chzg/mel11.htm

Zen practice talk on Dogen's Tenzo Kyokun, "Instructions for the Head Cook", by Sojun Mel Weitsman Roshi.

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Genjo Koan: The Question of Our Lives

http://www.wwzc.org/translations/genjokoan.htm

Translation of one of Dogen's definitive works by Yasuda Joshu roshi and Anzan Hoshin roshi of the White Wind Zen Community.

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Genjo Koan, Uji, and Bendowa Translations

http://www.bob.myers.name/dogen

Contemporary English translations by Bob Myers of three major works by Dogen, with detailed footnotes.

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Genjo Koan Notes

http://www.uoregon.edu/~munno/OregonCourses/REL4400002/Genjokoan.htm

Brief elucidation of key verses from Genjo Koan by Prof. Mark Unno of the University of Oregon.

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Genjo Koan Commentary

http://www.thezensite.com/ZenTeachings/augusto/Genjo_Koan.htm

A teisho (talk) by Zen teacher Augusto Alcalde on Dogen's Genjo Koan.

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Dogen: Introductory Notes (Wiggles & Waves)

http://wigglesandwaves.blogspot.com/2004/12/dogen-introductory-notes.html

A high-level introduction to Dogen's teachings and approach to zazen, with comments by master, scholars, and students.

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Dogen's Manuals of Zen Meditation book review

http://www.thezensite.com/ZenBookReviews/DogenManualofZen.htm

Carl Bielefeldt's "Dogen's Manuals of Zen Meditation", a study of Fukan Zazengi, reviewed by Ryuichi Abe.

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Did Dogen Go to China?

http://www.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/publications/jjrs/pdf/645.pdf

Stephen Heine's scholarly, in-depth analysis of Dogen's trip to China.

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B-Series Temporal Order in Dogen's Theory of Time

http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-PHIL/dirck.htm

Analysis by Dirck Vorenkamp of Dogen's theory of time in light of modern philosophical approaches.

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