Publications by Zen monasteries

During the Kamakura period, Zen monks played an extremely important role as mediators of Chinese culture. Watch the video and learn about Gozan-ban editions, the books printed by Zen temples.

Keywords introduced in the video:

• Southern and Northern Courts (Nambokuchō)
• Kujō
• Rinzai sect
• “Butterfly” binding (hudie zhuang, J. kochōsō), binding style
• Yuan
• Tang-dynasty
• Southern Song period
• outer border
• detchōsō (pasted paper-leaf), binding style
• Kenchōji, a temple in Kamakura
• Engakuji, a temple in Kamakura
• Song-dynasty
• Nanzenji, a templte in Kyoto
• Mahayana

Historical figures introduced in the video:

• Eisai (1141-1215)
• Dōgen (1200-1253)
• Dōryū (1213-1278)
• Mugaku Sogen (1226-1286)

Books introduced in the video

1. Tongjian jishi benmo (Historical Events in the Comprehensive Mirror in Full, J. Tsugan kiji honmatsu) ,1257
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2. Jingde chuandenglu (Records of the Transmission of the Lamp, J. Keitoku dentōroku), 1348, Gozan-ban edition
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Related Books

• Sōrin Kōron, Late Kamakura, Gozan-ban edition
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