Eihei Dogen, the founder of the Japanese branch of the Soto Zen Buddhist school, is considered one of the world's most remarkable religious philosophers. Eihei

With all the good work that has been done recently on Dogen studies, Kim's very clear book is still the only comprehensive introduction.

The complete English translation of one of the great Zen classics and works of Japanese literature, by the founder of the Soto school—now in a single volume T

"A clear and concise commentary on one of Dogen's most difficult pieces." Brad Warner, author of Hardcore Zen --Book Jacket.

Thirty years after the publication of his classic work Dōgen Kigen—Mystical Realist, Hee-Jin Kim reframes and recasts his understanding of Dōgen's Zen metho