Short analysis of Dogen's Genjo Koan from Shobogenzo
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... ach line is equal asserts that there is one reality or truth of the Genjo- Ko-an, and that each viewpoint is an equally valid view of the individuals #reality on the transformative path. According to Kim, "These three paragraphs can be viewed as describing the three `aspects' of the single reality of the realization-ko-an; at the same time,# each aspect is itself the fullest possible expression of the realization-ko-an,..." (6:56) With this viewpoint, the "Buddha-dharmas" do not contradict. One may now ask: Why only three ways of viewing reality? Do- gen's education in Buddhist doctrine first took place at the Tendai temple, Onjo-ji. (3:52) T ...