"Kodera's work makes fascinating reading for anyone curious about Dogen's background in Sung China. A sterling translation of Dogen's Hokyo-Ki, supported by careful annotations and historical background material ... Happily,it has the merit of being informative without ever being stuffy. Minus Kodera's careful annotations, much about this text would remain obscure and the author's work helps to put it in proper context." - Richard Hunn, Kyoto, Kansai Japan(review on Amazon)

• Chapter 1 Before the Trip to China. Aristocratic Birth. The Great Doubt on Mt Hiei. The Quest for the "Authentic Teacher". En Route to China. Chapter 2 Dogen in China. A Chronological Reconstruction. The Chief Cook from A-yü-wang Mountain. Under Wu-chi Liao-p’ai of T’ien-t’ung. Mountain: Controversy over the Criteria for Monastic Seniority. Documents of Succession. Kuang-li Monastery on A-yü-wang Mountain. The Two Korean Monks. Pilgrimage to Other Monasteries. Ju-Ching, the "Authentic Teacher". Myozen’s Death. Dropping the Body and Mind. Remaining Days at T’ien-t’ung Mountain. Returning to Japan "Empty-handed". Southern Sung Ch’an and its Background. Ch’an Through the Sung Period. Ta-hui Tsung-kao and His Teachings. The Ts’ao-tung School. Ju-ching.