KUBOVČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana. Moon-face Buddha: Moon Imagery and Symbolism in Dōgen’s Writings. In Annual Conference on Asian Studies. 2021.
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Original name Moon-face Buddha: Moon Imagery and Symbolism in Dōgen’s Writings
Authors KUBOVČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana.
Edition Annual Conference on Asian Studies, 2021.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Presentations at conferences
Field of Study 60206 Specific literatures
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW Stránka konference
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Keywords (in Czech) Dógen; Pokladnice oka pravé dharmy; japonské básne waka; zen; mesiac
Keywords in English Dogen; Treasury of the True Dharma Eye; Japanese waka poems; moon; symbolism; imagery; Zen
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D., učo 237920. Changed: 7/12/2021 14:39.
Abstract
In this paper, my aim is to address the imagery and symbolism behind expressions in the works of the founder of the Japanese Sōtō school, the Zen master Dōgen 道元 (1200—1253), with an emphasis on the image of the moon, tsuki 月. Dōgen often makes poetic references to the natural world and its symbolism, among his most favourite are, for instance, the four seasons, flowers, rain, wind, and breeze, mountains, streams, and valleys, as well as animals such as horses, donkeys, snakes, and dragons. I would like to illustrate Dōgen’s usage of a most common expression of the moon, an oft-portrayed Zen symbol for wisdom, insight, and enlightenment. Dōgen himself frequently reaches for [the image of] the moon in his writings, the Sino-Japanese Shōbōgenzō as well as the kanbun-style Eihei Kōroku, and even in his both waka and kanshi poems. Given the occurrence of the word tsuki in these various types of writings as doctrinal, philosophical, and poetic reference, I would like to investigate the numerous instances where Dōgen mentions this word, and thereby to illustrate the multidimensionalism of Dōgen’s use of language and imagery.
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