Classics of Buddhism and Zen : the collected translations of Thomas Cleary : volume two : teachings of Zen : Zen reader : Zen letters : Shobogenzo : Zen essays by Dogen : the ecstasy of enlightenment

Volume Two of Classics of Buddhism and Zen contains teachings predominantly from the Japanese Zen tradition including the writings of Dogen, the founder and most venerated master of Japanese Zen. Also included is a translation of the Carya-Gita, a collection of the teachings of famous tantric masters who lived during the illustrious Pala dynasty of old Bengal—a text with striking parallels to the early Zen tradition.