217 pages : 24 cm; pt. one: Zen master Dōgen. Introduction -- Japanese Buddhism before Dōgen -- Dōgen's life and thought -- pt. two: Independent works. A universal recommendation for zazen = (Fukan zazen-gi) -- Points to watch in Buddhist training = (Gakudō yōjin-shū) -- The meaning of practice-enlightenment = (Shushō-gi) -- pt. three: Twelve sections of the Shōbō-genzō. Introduction to the Shōbō-genzō -- The merit of becoming a monk = (Shukke kudoku) -- Receiving the precepts = (Jukai) -- The merit of Kaʼsāya = (Kesa kudoku) -- Awakening to the bodhi-mind = (Hotsu bodai-shin) -- Veneration of the Buddhas = (Kuyō shobutsu) -- Taking refuge in the three treasures = (Kie buppōsō-hō) -- Deep belief in causality = (Jinshin inga) -- Karmic retribution in the three stages of time = (San-ji gō) -- The four horses = (Shi-me) -- A monk at the fourth stage of meditation = (Shi-zen biku) -- One hundred and eight ways to enlightenment = (Ippyaku-hachi hōmyō-mon) -- The eight aspects of enlightenment = (Hachi dainin-gaku) -- Appendix A: Zazen postures -- Appendix B: Types of Kaʼsāya.; 

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