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Usually, when people are looking for 道元 or “Dogen,” they are referring to the Japanese Zen monk by this name.
He lived from 1200-1253. This Dogen name or title literally means “The Way Origin” or “Beginning of the Path.” It is understood to mean “beginning of right doctrine or faith” in the context of his name and work to establish the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan.
To accomplish that task, this humble monk traveled from Japan and across China to find the more original or pure forms of Buddhism.
Hishiryō (非思量) literally means not-thinking.
Hishiryo can be described as a state of mind beyond thinking and non-thinking during the practice of Zazen.
Shiryō (思量) means “thinking,” and hi (非) is a prefix for negation and opposition.
Therefore, hishiryo amounts to “unthink” or “not the matter of thinking.” The word hishiryo appears in Dogen Zenji’s Fukanzazengi, Shobogenzo Zazengi, Shobogenzo Zazenshin, and Keizan Zenji’s Zazen Yojinki. It is one of the most important words used to describe zazen. Hishiryo in these writings comes from a dialogue between Yakusan Igen (745-828) and an unnamed monk, which is described in Keitoku, Dentoroku, and other Zen texts.
The above is an abridged except from School of Shodo: Hishiryo
I suggest you visit that page for a full explanation.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your dogen search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
同源 see styles |
tóng yuán tong2 yuan2 t`ung yüan tung yüan dōgen どうげん |
homology (biology); a common origin (noun - becomes adjective with の) the same origin [to have] the same origin |
道玄 see styles |
dougen / dogen どうげん |
(surname, given name) Dōgen |
道眼 see styles |
dào yǎn dao4 yan3 tao yen dōgen |
The eye attained through the cultivation of Buddha-truth; the eye which sees that truth. |
銅玄 see styles |
dougen / dogen どうげん |
(surname) Dougen |
修証義 see styles |
shushougi / shushogi しゅしょうぎ |
(work) Shushogi (compilation of Great Master Dogen's ideas, put together by the Soto Zen school); (wk) Shushogi (compilation of Great Master Dogen's ideas, put together by the Soto Zen school) |
道元派 see styles |
dào yuán pài dao4 yuan2 pai4 tao yüan p`ai tao yüan pai Dōgen pa |
Dōgen ha |
道玄池 see styles |
dougenike / dogenike どうげんいけ |
(place-name) Dōgen'ike |
永平道元 see styles |
yǒng píng dào yuán yong3 ping2 dao4 yuan2 yung p`ing tao yüan yung ping tao yüan Eihei Dōgen |
Eihei Dōgen |
道元希玄 see styles |
dào yuán xī xuán dao4 yuan2 xi1 xuan2 tao yüan hsi hsüan Dōgen Kigen |
Dōgen Kigen |
Variations: |
dougen / dogen どうげん |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) same origin |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Dogen | 道元 | dou gen / dougen / do gen | dào yuán / dao4 yuan2 / dao yuan / daoyuan | tao yüan / taoyüan |
Hishiryo Not-Thinking | 非思量 | hi shi ryou hishiryou hi shi ryo | fēi sī liáng fei1 si1 liang2 fei si liang feisiliang | fei ssu liang feissuliang |
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