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Dharma Brothers: Kodo and Tokujoo is based on the lives of two
Japanese Zen Masters, how they grew from two ordinary boys, walking
very different paths to become extraordinary men, and the deep
spiritual bond between them. It is also the story of Japan from
1880 to 1965, of two personal accounts of Zen journeys to
enlightenment, and of love and friendship. The story follows the
lives of these two Dharma brothers, set against a backdrop of the
Japanese-Russian War of 1905, and the rise of fascism in Japan in
the 1930s. Kodo was an orphan, brought up in a harsh environment,
while Tokujoo was the son of a well-to-do businessman. They both
spent years studying in the most stringent Zen monasteries and
became life-long friends. Each struggled to find his way clear of
the circumstances in which he had been reared. Each sought a way of
life offering more meaning and truth, ultimately becoming a
different exemplar of Zen practice and living Buddhism.
Under its unique abbot Kosho Uchiyama, the small Zen temple of
Antaji in Kyoto becamne a magnet for serious non-Japanese
practitioners, and played a crucial role in the transmission of Zen
to America in particular. This book combines the life stories and
teaching of five teachers - Sawaki Kodo, Yokoyama Sodo, Kato Kosho,
Ikebe Motoko and Uchiyama - associated with Antaiji and the story
of the author and other western students coming to grips with Zen,
Japanese culture and themselves. The deification of Zen teachers by
their followers has been a serious problem in American Zen; this
book provides a healthy antidote, presenting four men and one woman
who have lived and died in Zazen within the rich context of their
personal lives and their culture, so that we can fully understand
what makes a Zen master in Japan.
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