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dào yuán

dou gen

Usually, when people are looking for 道元 or “Dogen,” they are referring to the Japanese Zen monk by this name.

He lived from 1200-1253. This Dogen name or title literally means “The Way Origin” or “Beginning of the Path.” It is understood to mean “beginning of right doctrine or faith” in the context of his name and work to establish the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan.

To accomplish that task, this humble monk traveled from Japan and across China to find the more original or pure forms of Buddhism.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
道元 see styles	dào yuán dao4 yuan2 tao yüan michimoto みちもと	More info & calligraphy: Dogen (surname) Michimoto The beginning of right doctrine, i.e. faith.
道元山 see styles	douganyama / doganyama どうがんやま	道元山 Custom Scroll (place-name) Dōganyama
道元派 see styles	dào yuán pài dao4 yuan2 pai4 tao yüan p`ai tao yüan pai Dōgen pa	道元派 Custom Scroll Dōgen ha
道元越 see styles	dougengoe / dogengoe どうげんごえ	道元越 Custom Scroll (personal name) Dōgengoe
永平道元 see styles	yǒng píng dào yuán yong3 ping2 dao4 yuan2 yung p`ing tao yüan yung ping tao yüan Eihei Dōgen	永平道元 Custom Scroll Eihei Dōgen
道元希玄 see styles	dào yuán xī xuán dao4 yuan2 xi1 xuan2 tao yüan hsi hsüan Dōgen Kigen	道元希玄 Custom Scroll Dōgen Kigen
信爲道元功德母信为道元功德母 see styles	xìn wéi dào yuán gōng dé mǔ xin4 wei2 dao4 yuan2 gong1 de2 mu3 hsin wei tao yüan kung te mu shin wa do no moto kudoku no haha tari	信爲道元功德母 Custom Scroll faith is the source of the path and the mother of merit

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Dogen	道元	dou gen / dougen / do gen	dào yuán / dao4 yuan2 / dao yuan / daoyuan	tao yüan / taoyüan