Shobogenzo, Bendowa, A Talk on Pursuing the Way, composed by the Zen master Dogen Kigen in 1231, is a foundational primary text of Japanese Soto Zen Buddhism, one of the earliest chapters of Dogen's major work Shobogenzo, addressing the practice and rationale of zazen meditation. As a primary religious text written by the tradition's founding figure, it is fully authoritative for what Dogen himself taught at this early stage of his career, which is the fact this atlas cites it for. It reflects Dogen's own thirteenth century argument rather than later Soto Zen institutional development, which needs separate historical sourcing.
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Shobogenzo, Bendowa, composed by Dogen Kigen in 1231, is a foundational Soto Zen primary text, fully authoritative for what Dogen himself taught at this stage of his career, treated at the top tier as that primary text. NotesDogen's foundational Zen Buddhist primary text, the Bendowa chapter of the Shobogenzo, 1231.
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AuthorDogen Kigen
Publication Year1231
Source Typeprimary-text
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This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 15 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Beliefs & Restrictions, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
- Articles, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
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