Great Fool : : Zen Master Ryōkan; Poems, Letters, and Other Writings.
Taigu Ryokan (1759-1831) remains one of the most popular figures in Japanese Buddhist history. Despite his religious and artistic sophistication, Ryokan referred to himself as "Great Fool" and refused to place himself within the cultural elite of his age. In contrast to the typical Zen mas...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [1996] ©1996 |
| Year of Publication: | 1996 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Essays
- Ryōkan of Mount Kugami
- A Poetics of Mendicancy Nondualist Philosophy and Ryōkan’s Figurative Strategies
- Commemorating Ryōkan: The Origin and Growth of Ryōkan’s Biographies
- Translations
- Translators’ Note
- Curious Accounts of the Zen Master Ryōkan
- Kanshi (Poems in Chinese)
- Waka (Poems in Japanese)
- Letters
- Reflections on Buddhism
- Finder’s Lists
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- About the Translators