Effortless Expressions: Dōgen’s Non-Thinking about ‘Words and Letters’

What is the relationship between Zen experience and language? Is Zen awakening/enlightenment ineffable? In this article, I will address this general question by providing a panoramic treatment of Dōgen’s (道元) philosophy of language which Hee-Jin Kim characterizes as “realizational”. Building on the...

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Main Author: Joe Markowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/2/111