Shōbōgenzō
(Treasury of the True Dharma Eye / 正法眼蔵)

The Shōbōgenzō (Treasury of the True Dharma Eye) was composed by Dogen-zenji and, alongside Keizan-zenji's Denkoroku (Transmission of Illumination), stands as one of the most profound ancestral records of our sect.

The first fascicle, Bendowa (Talk on Pursuing the Way), was presented in 1231 (Kangen 3), and the work culminates in the ninety-fifth fascicle, Hachidainingaku (The Eight Understandings of a Great Person), which was Dogen-zenji’s final teaching given in 1253 (Kencho 5). Compiled as a ninety-five fascicle edition in 1690 (Genroku 3), the Shobogenzo transmits the "correctly transmitted Buddhadharma" to the present day through the teachings set forth in each fascicle. The titles of the individual fascicles are said to have been given by Dogen-zenji himself.

Volume I

The Seventy-five-Chapter Compilation, Part 1

Preface, Conventions, Abbreviations, Introduction to the Seventy-five-Chapter Shōbōgenzō

1. The Realized Kōan Genjō kōan 現成公案
2. Mahā-prajñā-pāramitā Maka hannya haramitsu 摩訶般若波羅蜜
3. Buddha Nature Busshō 佛性
4. Studying the Way with Body and Mind Shinjin gakudō 身心學道
5. This Mind Itself Is the Buddha Soku shin ze butsu 即心是佛
6. Deportment of the Practicing Buddha Gyōbutsu iigi 行佛威儀
7. One Bright Pearl Ikka myōju 一顆明珠
8. The Mind Cannot Be Got Shin fukatoku 心不可得
9. The Old Buddha Mind Kobutsushin 古佛心
10. Great Awakening Daigo 大悟
11. Principles of Seated Meditation Zazen gi 坐禪儀
12. Needle of Seated Meditation Zazen shin 坐禪箴
13. Ocean Seal Samādhi Kaiin zanmai 海印三昧
14. Sky Flowers Kūge 空華
15. Radiance Kōmyō 光明