the power of raindrops and, 48–51
prayer and, comparison of, 14
repentence and, 34–35, 53–54, 58, 59–62
shikantaza and, 20, 163, 184, 190–91, 199–200, 222–24, 239, 247–48, 288
the robe chant and, 79, 84–86
three minds and, 37–41
zendōs, 41, 44–45, 57, 88, 292
zero, being equal to, 20, 253
Zongmi, 212–13, 215–17
Zuihō, Mezan, 260n60
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
SHOHAKU OKUMURA was born in Osaka, Japan in 1948. He is an ordained priest and Dharma successor of Kōshō Uchiyama Roshi in the lineage of Kōdō Sawaki Roshi. He is a graduate of Komazawa University and has practiced at Antaiji with Kōshō Uchiyama Roshi, Zuioji with Narasaki Ikkō Roshi in Japan, and Pioneer Valley Zendo in Massachusetts. He taught at Kyoto Sōtō Zen Center in Japan and Minnesota Zen Meditation Center in Minneapolis. He was the director of the Soto Zen Buddhism International Center (previously called Soto Zen Education Center) in San Francisco from 1997 to 2010.
His previously published books of translation include Dōgen’s Extensive Record: A Translation of the Eihei Kōroku; Shikantaza: An Introduction to Zazen; Shōbōgenzō Zuimonki: Sayings of Eihei Dōgen Zenji; Heart of Zen: Practice without Gaining-mind (previously titled Dōgen Zen); Zen Teachings of ‘Homeless’ Kōdō; Opening the Hand of Thought; The Whole Hearted Way: A Translation of Eihei Dōgen’s Bendōwa with Commentary by Kōshō Uchiyama Roshi; and Dōgen’s Pure Standards for the Zen Community: A Translation of Eihei Shingi. Okumura is also the editor of Dōgen Zen and Its Relevance for Our Time; Soto Zen: An Introduction to Zazen; and Nothing is Hidden: Essays on Zen Master Dōgen’s Instructions for the Cook. He is the author of Realizing Genjōkōan: The Key to Dōgen’s Shōbōgenzō.
He is the founding teacher of the Sanshin Zen Commuinity, based in Bloomington, Indiana, where he lives with his family.
ABOUT WISDOM PUBLICATIONS
WISDOM PUBLICATIONS is dedicated to offering works relating to and inspired by Buddhist traditions.
To learn more about us or to explore our other books, please visit our website at www.wisdompubs.org.
You can subscribe to our e-newsletter or request our print catalog online, or by writing to:
Wisdom Publications
199 Elm Street
Somerville, Massachusetts 02144 USA
You can also contact us at 617-776-7416, or [email protected].
Wisdom is a nonprofit, charitable 501(c)(3) organization and donations in support of our mission are tax deductible.
Wisdom Publications is affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT).
Living by Vow Page 34
