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Dogen’s “Doei (道元道詠): Poems in the Way,” 1

    Dogen’s poems were collected by Toun Kishun, 8th abbot of Hokyoji Temple in Oh’ei 27 (1420 C.E.), 168 years after Dogen’s parinirvana, passing away, and later added. The first one is on his journey from Eiheiji to Kyoto … Continue reading

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Snowfall or Radiation Fallout

Good morning!   The temperature is barely above the freezing point. The news from Japan showed the snowfall at Eiheiji-machi, the town near Eiheiji Temple, and reported a three-foot snow accumulation for the day in the area. It forecast the … Continue reading

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