Study of Dōgen

Masao Abe is Professor Emeritus of Nara University of Japan, and has taught Buddhism and Japanese philosophy at Columbia University, University of Chicago, Princeton University, Claremont Graduate School, University of Hawaii, Haverford College, among others. Steven Heine is Assistant Professor of Religion at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of Existential and Ontological Dimensions of Time in Heidegger and Dogen also published by SUNY Press, A Blade of Grass: Japanese Poetry and Aesthetics in Dogen Zen, and A Dream Within a Dream: Studies in Japanese Thought.

"This book is about the central ideas of the most important Buddhist spokesman in Japanese history and is written by one of the most respected and authoritative of his interpreters. It reflects a lifetime of knowledgeable and concerted thinking about Dogen." — Francis H. Cook, University of California, Riverside"It is a truly outstanding contribution to Dogen scholarship as well as East-West comparative philosophy by one of the most distinguished modern Japanese thinkers of our time. This makes for a powerful and truly illuminating volume." — Steve Odin, University of Hawaii"This is a crystal-clear handling of extremely difficult subject matter. The analyses are subtle and at the same time lucid. The author has a profound and brilliant understanding of Dogen and Shinran and is also well-grounded in Western philosophy and religion." — Joan Stambaugh, Hunter College

• Notes on Abbreviations Editor's Introduction Author's Introduction I. The Oneness of Practice and Attainment: Implications for the Relation between Means and Ends II. Dogen on Buddha-nature III. Dogen's View of Time and Space IV. The Problem of Time in Heidegger and Dogen V. The Problem of Death in Dogen and Shinran, Part I VI. The Unborn and Rebirth: The Problem of Death in Dogen and Shinran, Part II Notes Glossary of Sino-Japanese Terms Index