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An indispensible map of a classic Zen text.

“Mountains and waters are the expression of old buddhas.”

So begins “Sansuikyo,” or “Mountains and Waters Sutra,” a masterpiece of poetry and insight from Eihei Dogen, the thirteenth-century founder of the Soto school of Zen.

Shohaku Okumura—renowned for his translations of and magisterial teachings on Dogen—guides the reader through the rich layers of metaphor and meaning in “Sansuikyo,” which is often thought to be the most beautiful essay in Dogen’s monumental Shobogenzo. His wise and friendly voice shows us the questions Dogen poses and helps us realize what the answers could be. What does it mean for mountains to walk? How are mountains an expression of Buddha’s truth, and how can we learn to hear the deep teachings of river waters? Throughout this luminous volume, we learn how we can live in harmony with nature in respect and gratitude—and awaken to our true nature.

ISBN-13: 9781614292937

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Wisdom Publications MA

Publication Date: 05-29-2018

Pages: 328

Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Shohaku Okumura is a Soto Zen priest and Dharma successor of Kosho Uchiyama Roshi. He is a graduate of Komazawa University and has practiced in Japan at Antaiji, Zuioji, and the Kyoto Soto Zen Center, and in Massachusetts at the Pioneer Valley Zendo. He is the former director of the Soto Zen Buddhism International Center in San Francisco. His previously published books of translation include Shobogenzo Zuimonki, Dogen Zen, Zen Teachings of Homeless Kodo, and Opening the Hand of Thought. Okumura is also editor of Dogen Zen and Its Relevance for Our Time and SotoZen. He is the founding teacher of the Sanshin Zen Community, based in Bloomington, Indiana, where he lives with his family.

Table of Contents

Foreword Issho Fujita vii

Editor's Preface Shodo Spring xi

Introduction 1

The Text

Sansuikyo Carl Bielefeldt 23

The Commentary

1 Mountains and Waters Are the Expression of Old Buddhas 39

2 Mountains 77

2-1 Blue Mountains Are Constantly Walking 77

2-2 East Mountains Walking in the Water 128

3 Waters 155

3 Mountains and Waters Are Dwelling Places for Sages 189

5 Conclusion: Mountains Are Mountains, Waters Are Waters 225

Appendix 1 Circumambulating the Mountains and Waters Carl Bielfeldt 233

Appendix 2 Mountains Hidden in Mountains: Dogen Zenji and the Mind of Ecology Gary Snyder 237

Appendix 3 The Meaning of the Title Shobogenzo 251

Appendix 4 Furong Daokai 259

Notes 261

Glossary of Names 267

Glossary of Terms and Texts 273

Bibliography 293

Index 295

About the Author 311