robe

• constantly we should wear the kaṣāya and sit in zazen

  Doshin Shobogenzo

Texts

1. Ceremony and Everyday Life ●●● February 2009 — Cholín

   It's a miniature travelling robe. But it's developed into a symbol of taking the Buddhist precepts.

   colour of the robe · rakusu and the precepts · robe dropped on the floor
2. Doshin ●●● Shobogenzo

   constantly we should wear the kaṣāya and sit in zazen

   kaṣāya worn as a joke · wearing the kaṣāya
3. Introductions 5: Clear Explanation for Zazen ●●● Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters

   explains the merit of the kasaya. We don’t usually think that an item of clothing has merit

   merit of the kasaya · robe as a fishing net
4. Freedom and the Teacher’s Character ●●● August 2011 — Dibbavana

   even very important things like the kesa are only pieces of cloth

   robe and cotton
5. Genjo-koan 1: Four Viewpoints ●●● Summer 2002 — Genjo-koan

   I'm wearing the Buddhist robe, so from the first view I'm a Buddhist. From the second viewpoint, I'm only wearing cotton

   robe and cotton
6. Action and Result, Living in the Present ●●● May 2014 — Banská Štiavnica

   people realise that dressing as a Buddhist is not what it's about

   dressing up as a Buddhist
7. How To Pursue the Truth ●●● Shobogenzo · Bendōwa

   even a prostitute who put on the kasaya as a joke was able to make the truth clear

   kaṣāya worn as a joke
8. Introductions 2: Reality in Ordinary Moments ●●● Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters

   the perfect robe was only in my head, and in fact all the robes I’d made were perfect anyway

   sewing the perfect robe
9. Dogen and Modern Life ●●● August 2012 — Dibbavana

   not how to sew on a button on your trousers, but how to sew a robe

   sewing a robe, not a button
10. Dogen’s Teaching as a Way of Living ●●● September 2013 — Banský Studenec

    This makes me into a Buddhist now. It's some kind of symbol. But actually, it's nothing. It's a piece of material.

    robe and cotton

Keywords