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Dining on Painted Rice Cakes

This chapter examines the ways that Dōgen employs paradox and contradiction in his philosophical essays. We show that in Shōji, Dōgen reiterates and endorses paradoxes entailed by Indian Madhyamaka thought. We then turn to Gabyō and show that Dōgen endorses the contradiction that reality both is and is not illusory. We then show that in Uji, Dōgen argues for the identity and difference between beings and time. In each case, we show that Dōgen endorses the contradictions he asserts. Finally, in Kattō, we look at Dōgen’s view on the relationship between speech and silence.