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The True Dharma Eye
  • Published: 1 February 2010
  • ISBN: 9781590304655
  • Imprint: Shambhala
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $79.99

The True Dharma Eye

Zen Master Dogen's Three Hundred Koans



A collection of three hundred koans compiled by Eihei Dogen, the thirteenth-century founder of Soto Zen in Japan, this book presents readers with a uniquely contemporary perspective on his profound teachings and their relevance for modern Western practitioners of Zen. Following the traditional format for koan collections, John Daido Loori Roshi, an American Zen master, has added his own commentary and accompanying verse for each of Dogen’s koans. Zen students and scholars will find The True Dharma Eye to be a source of deep insight into the mind of one of the world’s greatest religious thinkers, as well as the practice of koan study itself.

  • Published: 1 February 2010
  • ISBN: 9781590304655
  • Imprint: Shambhala
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $79.99

About the author

John Daido Loori

John Daido Loori is one of the most well-known and respected Zen teachers in the United States. He is a successor of the late Taizan Maezumi Roshi and has received transmission in both Soto and Rinzai lineages of Zen.

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Praise for The True Dharma Eye

"What Daido Roshi now does in a remarkable way is to breathe new life into the text by innovatively creating prose and verse comments. The Mana Shobogenzolives again, and for the lucky readers so does the thought of Dogen Zenji transmitted to the twenty-first century." - Steven Heine, co-editor of Dogen's Extensive Record

"This creative work, presented from the perspective of a Western Zen teacher, adds a significant contribution in helping to make Zen more global in its application as a spiritual path." - Shohaku Okumura, Dharma Successor of Kosho Uchiyama Roshi and founder of Sanshin Zen Community in Bloomington, Indiana