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The "Shōbōgenzō" preserved two sermons about life and death. The first, "Total operation" (1242), was written by Dōgen when he was fully mature. It is a treatise of a very intellectual type, discussing an active immanent process which holds the world to be a manifestation of the Buddha. The second one, "Life and death," of unknown date, was integrated much later, in the Ashikaga period, in a work called "The Secret Thesaurus" in the Edo period. The doctrine expounded shows affinity to those of "Total operation": the cycle of life and death is seen as constitutive of the life of the Buddha, as in other sermons in the "Thesaurus." Nevertheless, the idea of an "extremely easy way," a quietist faith, and the fluid, non-rhetorical style, surprise us with their tone, so different from most of the other sermons. It has been thought that this sermon might be a fake, or a text written for a layperson, possibly even for the great Amidist Shinran. It also has been seen as a profession of faith from Dōgen himself. While other of his sermons reveal an essentially intellectual agnosticism, this one reflects a devotional pietism. Does this indicate the possibility that there were two separate individuals named of Dōgen, or rather was there an evolution in the thought the founder of Sōtô? At this time it seems impossible to choose between these two possibilities. In addition, it seems certain that this sermon is not part of the "Thesaurus. " Its interest lies in the fact that it brings to the exegete questions about interpretation of Dōgen 's work as well as questions about history of the compilation of his "Grand Œuvre"?Girard Frédéric. Le chapitre "vie et mort" du Thésurus de l'œil de la vraie loi de Dōgen. In: Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie, vol. 9, 1996. Mémorial Anna Seidel. Religions traditionnelles d'Asie orientale. Tome II, sous la direction de Hubert Durt . pp. 299-311