Eisai Buddhist Japan: the "Lotus Sutra", "Golden Light Sutra", and the "Humane King Sutra" ("Ninnōkyō"). Eisai’s famous written piece, the "Kōzen gokokuron" or "The Promotion of Zen for the Protection of the Country", was heavily influenced by the "Ninno kyo" which states “the preservation of Buddhism is inextricably bound to the preservation of their own country”. The "Kōzen gokokuron" was written with the intention to correct established schools of Buddhism by giving them examples of moral practice and to convince the Minamoto military rulers to support Zen Buddhism and a Zen government. The writing promotes the Zen ideals to bring Buddhism
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones (Mahamudra) organisation, notes that the practice starts with studying and pondering the dharma, where-after the practice of meditation commences. The "Vigyan Bhairav Tantra" is a chapter from the "Rudrayamala Tantra". It was introduced to the west by Paul Reps, a student of Lakshman Joo. Reps brought the text to wider attention by including an English translation in his popular book "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones". Cast as a discourse between the god Shiva and his consort Devi or Shakti, it briefly presents 112 meditation methods or centering techniques ("dharana"s). Zen Flesh, Zen Bones Zen Flesh, Zen Bones is a 1957 publication