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E-BOOK.PDF | SHŌBŌGENZŌ THE TRUE DHARMA-EYE TREASURY Volume I

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Ben means “to make an effort” or “to pursue,” dō means “the truth,” and wa means “a talk” or “story.” Master Dōgen usually used the word bendō to indicate the practice of zazen, so Bendōwa means a talk about pursuing the truth, or a talk about the practice of zazen. This volume was not included in the first edition of the Shōbōgenzō. It was found in Kyoto in the Kanbun era (1661–1673), and added to the Shōbōgenzō when the ninety-five–chapter edition was edited by Master Hangyō Kōzen in the Genroku era (1688–1704)...

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