by ADZG | Feb 27, 2019 | Articles
Taigen Dan Leighton From the fall 2006 “Buddhadharma” magazine Chinese Huayan Buddhism is considered by many Buddhist scholars to be one of the highpoints of Mahayana thought, or even of world philosophy. The Huayan worldview – which emphasizes...
by ADZG | Feb 26, 2019 | Articles
Taigen Dan Leighton draft of article for the book Dogen: Textual And Historical Studies, edited by Steven Heine (Oxford University Press, forthcoming) Introduction to Eihei Kōroku Dōgen’s Shōbōgenzō is rightly celebrated for its playful, elaborate essays, with...
by ADZG | Feb 25, 2019 | Articles
Taigen Dan Leighton Excerpted from “Pacific World” journal, 2004. A significant portion of modern Dogen studies has focused on one particular essay from Shobogenzo, Dogen’s Uji, or “Being-Time.” Dogen’s writings about temporality...
by ADZG | Feb 24, 2019 | Articles
Steven Heine and Taigen Dan Leighton Published in “Kyoto Journal,” No. 39, 1999 Steven Heine, scholar of Eihei Dogen, the great 13th century Japanese Zen master and author, once remarked that he would like to be buried with the collected works of a great...
by ADZG | Feb 23, 2019 | Articles
Taigen Dan Leighton Published in “Dharma Eye” Journal of the Soto Zen Education Center, Copyright 2000 Translating Dogen, like reading Dogen (in the original or in reasonable translations), is a richly rewarding art. I am grateful to have been able to make...
by ADZG | Feb 22, 2019 | Articles
Collective Karma and Systemic Responses to Climate Disruption Taigen Dan Leighton From the book, A Buddhist Response to the Climate Emergency, edited by John Stanley, David Loy, and Gyurme Dorje (Wisdom Publications, 2009) For Buddhists to respond appropriately to the...
