Education
Before Menzan the works of Dōgeneral were not widely studied or put into practice, he helped revitalize the Sōtō school by analyzing and building on Dogen"s writings.
面山瑞方
Before Menzan the works of Dōgeneral were not widely studied or put into practice, he helped revitalize the Sōtō school by analyzing and building on Dogen"s writings.
Menzan used Dōgeneral to promote a reform of the Sōtō sect, which included reforming the monastic code and meditation practice. Menzan wrote to advocate the use of the old Song dynasty monk"s hall system, in which monks ate, slept, and meditated in one large monk"s hall, rather than in separate rooms as was commonly practiced in Japan at the time. Menzan was also involved in lecturing to the public and teaching laymen and laywomen meditation practice.
