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The heart of being, moral and ethical teachings of Zen Buddhism, by John Daido Loori ; edited by Bonnie Myotai Treace and Konrad Ryushin Marchaj ; foreword by Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi

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The heart of being, moral and ethical teachings of Zen Buddhism, by John Daido Loori ; edited by Bonnie Myotai Treace and Konrad Ryushin Marchaj ; foreword by Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi

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eng

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non fiction

Main title

The heart of being

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34996102

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by John Daido Loori ; edited by Bonnie Myotai Treace and Konrad Ryushin Marchaj ; foreword by Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi

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Tuttle library of enlightenment

Sub title

moral and ethical teachings of Zen Buddhism

Summary

Provides a modern interpretation of Buddhist precepts and explains the traditional precept ceremony, known as jukai

Table Of Contents

Foreword / Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi -- Preface / Bonnie Myotai Treace -- pt. I. Jukai: The Ceremony of Precepts -- Introduction: Right Action: Giving Life to the Buddha. Ch. 1. Sacred Space: The Heart of Being. Ch. 2. Kyojukaimon: Commentary on Master Dogen's Teachings on the Precepts. Ch. 3. Invocation: Practicing Buddha. Ch. 4. Atonement: Taking Responsibility. Ch. 5. Taking Refuge in the Three Treasures: Waking Up. Ch. 6. The First Pure Precept: Not Creating Evil. Ch. 7. The Second Pure Precept: Practicing Good. Ch. 8. The Third Pure Precept: Actualizing Good for Others. Ch. 9. The Ten Grave Precepts: Wisdom Mind. Ch. 10. The Precepts and the Environment: Teachings of Mountains and Rivers. Ch. 11. Verse of the Kesa: The Robe of Liberation. Ch. 12. Lineage of the Ancestors: Endless Circle. Ch. 13. Dharma Name: Spiritual Identity. Ch. 14. The Four Great Bodhisattva Vows: Meticulous Effort. Ch. 15. Jukai: Opening Our Eyes -- pt. II. Koans on Moral and Ethical Teachings. Ch. 16. Sexuality: Practicing the Red Thread. Ch. 17. Self-Styled Zen: T'ou-tzu's All Sounds. Ch. 18. Cause and Effect: Pai-chang and the Fox. Ch. 19. Giving: Chin-niu's Thanksgiving -- pt. III. Questions and Answers. Ch. 20. Questions and Answers: From an Evening at the Monastery

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