Zen is Eternal Life

Roshi P.T.N.H. Jiyu-Kennett

Part 1. The Stem of the Lotus 1.1. History of the Buddha According to Zen Belief 1.2. Basic Original Doctrines Essential to Zen 1.3. Growth of Zen from Basic Hinayana Doctrine 1.4. The Necessity of Zazen or Meditation Practice 1.5. The Necessity of Understanding the Heart of Avalokitesvara 1.6. Activity in the Heart of Samantabhadra 1.7. The Heart of Manjusri 1.8. What are Kōans? 1.9. Apostolic Succession Part 2. The Teachings of Dōgen Zenji 2.1. Introduction to the Translations 2.2. Shushōgi (What is Truly Meant by Training and Enlightenment) 2.3. Eihei-shingi (Dōgen’s Monastic Rules) 2.4. Gakudō-yōjinshū (Important Aspects of Zazen) 2.5. Shōbōgenzō (The Treasury-Eye of the True Teaching) 2.6. Kyōjukaimon (Giving and Receiving the Teaching of the Precepts) Part 3. The Teachings of Keizan Zenji 3.1. Introduction to the Translations 3.2. Denkōroku (Transmission of the Light) 3.3. Sankon-zazen-setsu (The Three Types of Personalities Resulting from Training)