Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Abbreviations and Conventions ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I: Texts
7. 1. The Earliest Manual and the Origins of Dōgen's Zen 15
8. 2. The Vulgate Manual and the Development of Dōgen's Zen 35
9. Part II: Sources
10. 3. Ch'ang-lu Tsung-tse and the New Meditation Literature 55
11. 4. The Sudden Practice and the Ch'an Meditation Discourse 78
12. Part III: Teachings
13. 5. The Essential Art of Meditation and the Authentic Tradition of Enlightenment 109
14. 6. Nonthinking and the Practice of the Seated Buddha 133
15. Conclusion 161
16. Documents 171
17. Glossary of Chinese and Japanese Names and Terms 207
18. Works Cited 229
19. Index 245