"A vast, beautiful translation of the master work of the Japanese genius Dogen Zenji. English-speaking practitioners will be indebted to Kaz Tanahashi and his associates for this truly magnificent teaching, an indispensable contribution to Zen letters."--Peter Matthiessen (Muryo Roshi)
"A deeply considered and deeply relevant text. Shambhala's publication of Kazuaki Tanahashi's translation of the complete text of Eihei Dogen's "Shobo Genzo "marks a watershed moment for Western Buddhism. With the Tanahashi version, it appears we now have an edition that will receive the sort of attention this great work deserves. Tanahashi's effort to preserve the particular Japanese difficulty of Dogen's poetic prose, aided by the excellent work of the poet and Zen teacher Peter Levitt, emphasizes the text's ambiguity, multiplicity, and resonance of meaning more effectively than other versions."--Norman Fischer, "Tricycle"

"Kaz Tanahashi, a renowned translator of Dogen and noted artist, has put together an outstanding team of co-translators to create a complete rendering of Dogen's magnum opus, the "Shobo Genzo." This publication, which will be in great demand by all scholars, students, and practitioners of Zen Buddhism and Eastern thought more generally, is both accurate and accessible in following the original text literally while capturing the spirit of Dogen's poetic genius. Although there are numerous versions of the work available in English, this new edition is sure to be the one turned to and cited consistently by knowledgeable readers."--Steven Heine, Professor of Religious Studies and Director of Asian Studies, Florida International University, author of "Zen Skin, Zen Marrow" and "Opening a Mountain: Koans of the Zen Masters "
"Reading over "Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's""Shobo Genzo, " I am astonished first by the incredible range and variety of Dogen's writings, and second by the immense task that has been done to transl

DOGEN (1200-1253) is known as the founder of the Japanese Soto Zen sect.
Translator KAZ TANAHASHI is one of the most renowned Zen calligraphers at work today, and one of the most prominent teachers of that art. He is also a Zen practitioner of many years in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi (author of "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind"), and thus is himself in the lineage of Zen Master Dogen. He has published three previous translations of Dogen, as well as "Brush Mind, " a book about approaching Zen through the practice of art.