Download or read book Dogen's Formative Years written by Takashi James Kodera and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-16 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1980. Dogen was the founder of the Soto School of Zen and one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Japanese Buddhism. When originally published, this historical and textual study was the first to examine in detail the line of continuity between Dogen and his Chinese predecessors, through his Chinese master, Ju-ching.