▪️This is an offering of only Volume 18 of the 24-volume set of the "Daizokyo Lecture Series (Toho Shoin Edition)." ▪️Please note that this was published in 1934 and is not a "reprint." ▪️As this is an old book published in the early Showa era, the condition is not good. Please understand this before purchasing. ▪️Shipping will be via "Letter Pack Plus." ◎ The Daizokyo (also known as Issaikyo) is a collection of Buddhist scriptures compiled by adding the "Three Treasures" of Buddhism (the Sutras (teachings), the Vinaya (precepts), and the Shastras (books interpreting and studying the teachings)) to works written in China and Japan. It encompasses all the fundamental teachings of Buddhism and is an important collection of documents that supports East Asian Buddhist culture. ☆Main Contents☆ 【Introduction: "Chapter 1: On the Title of Shobogenzo," "Chapter 2: The History of the Selection of Shobogenzo," "Chapter 3: The History of the Editing of Shobogenzo," "Chapter 4: The History of the Propagation of Shobogenzo," "Chapter 5: The History of Research on Shobogenzo," "Chapter 6: Classification of the Ninety-Five Volumes of Shobogenzo," "Chapter 7: Brief Biography of the Author, Great Patriarch Dogen Zenji," "Chapter 8: The Scriptures and Interpretations of Shobogenzo." 【Main Lecture: "Chapter 1: Shobogenzo Bendowa" to "Chapter 17: Shobogenzo Koken" ✳︎Images 8-11 show the detailed table of contents. ◉ Comes with a case (23 cm tall x 16.5 cm wide). Hardcover. 642 pages. Original price: 2 yen ◉ Published by Toho Shoin on January 15, 1934. Author: Nyoten Jimbo ★Condition: The case has scratches, sun damage, overall noticeable stains and dirt, damage to the corners, significant sun damage to the spine, and noticeable damage and missing parts at the insertion points (in a tattered state). The condition is not good. The main body (without a paraffin cover) has dullness on the cover, numerous small stains, some color fading, and sun damage and noticeable stains on the edges and bottom edges, slight sun damage on the front and back inside covers, stains on the title page, yellowing and stains on the pages, and slight warping, and noticeable stains on the final page (blank), etc. The condition is not very good, but there are no markings or writing, and there is no problem with reading it.