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Dogen’s Doei (道元道詠): Poems in the Way, 9

    When a poem was requested by lord Hojo (Tokiyori) at Saimyoji while (Dogen) was in kamakura in Kangen 1 (1243 C.E.), he made a poem on transmission outside (scriptural) teaching:   If only the Dharma could be Written … Continue reading

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