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Eihei shingi (Pure Standards of Eihei) — Dōgen

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Eihei shingi (Pure Standards of Eihei)

永平清規

Dōgen contemplando la luna (Tsukimi no zō)
byDōgen

A set of monastic regulations which, together with the Shōbōgenzō, forms the basis of life in Sōtō monasteries: kitchen, meals, meditation hall, study, conduct towards seniors and administration. Its compilation was part of the reform of Sōtō discipline in the Edo period.

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Authorship note

A compilation of six texts by Dōgen (Tenzo kyōkun, Bendōhō, Fushukuhanpō, Shuryō shingi, Taitaiko gogejarihō and Chiji shingi) published in 1667 by Kōshō Chidō, abbot of Eihei-ji; revised by Gentō Sokuchū in 1794.

Editions and translations

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English

  • Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community: A Translation of Eihei Shingi — Dōgen

    Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community: A Translation of Eihei Shingi

    State University of New York Press, 1996

    Translation: Taigen Dan Leighton; Shohaku Okumura

    ISBN 9780791427101

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Sources

  • Leighton, Taigen Dan; Okumura, Shohaku (trads.). Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community: A Translation of Eihei Shingi. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1996. ISBN 9780791427101.

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