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Dōgen was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and philosopher who founded the Sōtō school of Zen, one of the major branches of Zen Buddhism in Japan. He is considered an important figure in Buddhist history for his teachings and writings that shaped how Zen Buddhism developed and was practiced in Japan.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1200
- Died
- 1253
- Works
- 37
Top works
- 正法眼蔵を読む
- 普勧坐禅儀講話
- 典座教訓赴粥飯法
- 正法眼蔵解読
- 修証義の仏教
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Key facts
- Religious biography.name
- Dōgen
- Religious biography.image
- Soto-Zen-Master-Dogen-Zenji-Portrait.png
- Religious biography.birth_date
- 26 January 1200
- Religious biography.birth_place
- Kyoto, Japan
- Religious biography.death_place
- Kyoto, Japan
- Religious biography.religion
- Buddhism
- Religious biography.school
- Sōtō
- Religious biography.title
- Zen Master
- Religious biography.predecessor
- Rujing
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of death
- Kyoto
- Father
- Minamoto no Michichika
- Occupation
- Buddhist monk
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Native language
- Japanese
- Religion
- Sōtō
- Family
- Koga family
- Student of
- Rujing
- Image
- Dogen.jpg
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- Commons category
- Dōgen
- date of birth
- 1200-01-19
- date of death
- 1253-09-29
- topic's main category
- Category:Dōgen
- name in native language
- 道元
- student
- Koun Ejō
- writing language
- Japanese
- pseudonym
- 高祖
- name in kana
- どうげん
- ethnic group
- Japanese people
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- posthumous name
- 承陽大師
- religious name
- 希玄
- birth name
- 文殊丸
- Commons Creator page
- Dōgen
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Article · Nederlands
Dōgen Zenji (道元禅師; ook geschreven als Dōgen Kigen 道元希玄, of Eihei Dōgen 永平道元, of Koso Joyo Daishi) (19 januari 1200 – 22 september 1253) was een Japanse zen-leraar en oprichter van de soto-stroming van zen in Japan. Hij staat bekend om de vele werken die hij heeft geschreven, waaronder de Juwelen uit de schatkamer van de Dharma of , een verzameling van 95 verhalen over en verlichting.
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