Some problems in interpretation: the early and late writings of Dogen. (Zen Buddhism) From: Philosophy East and West | Date: October 1, 1996| Author: Putney, David | COPYRIGHT 1996 University of Hawaii Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Inconsistencies between the earlier and later works of Dogen can be approached by considering the relationship between different versions of the 'Shobogenzo' and also the koan form of expression used in his early and middle periods. Dogen's aim was primarily soteriological throughout. The later twelve-fascicle version of the 'Shobogenzo' was intended by Dogen as a supplement to the seventy-five fascicle edition, not as a replacement of it. Dogen probably meant in the twelve-fascicle edition t...

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