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- Author:Ryokan,Peter Haskel,Ryuichi Abe
- ISBN:0824817419
- ISBN13:978-0824817411
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- Publisher:Univ of Hawaii Pr (May 1, 1996)
- Pages:306 pages
- Subcategory:History & Criticism
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Still, of these, "Great Fool: Zen Master Ryokan" really stands out as an excellent scholarly treatment of Ryokan .
Still, of these, "Great Fool: Zen Master Ryokan" really stands out as an excellent scholarly treatment of Ryokan and his art. Special attention is given to the nature of his religious orientation and his place in late Tokugawa literary society. The three scholarly essays at the beginning of the book by Haskel and Abe outline these same themes as well as discussing perceptions of Ryokan in modern and contemporary Japan, his role as a kind of household name and folkloric culture hero and the very divergent academic takes on him by his different Japanese interpreters.
Taigu Ryokan (1759-1831) remains one of the most popular figures in Japanese Buddhist history
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 master of his time, who presided over a large monastery, trained students, and produced recondite religious treatises, Ryokan followed a life of mendicancy in the countryside
Taigu Ryokan (1758-1831) remains one of the most popular figures in Japanese Buddhist history.
Taigu Ryokan (1758-1831) remains one of the most popular figures in Japanese Buddhist history. Despite his religious and artistic sophistication (he excelled in scriptural studies, in calligraphy, and in poetry), Ryokan referred to himself as "Great Fool, " refusing to place himself within any established religious institution. Taigu Ryokan (1758-1831) remains one of the most popular figures in Japanese Buddhist history.
Great Fool: Zen Master Ryōkan: Poems, Letters, and Other Writings, 1996, by Ryuichi Abe (with Peter Haskel). Ryokan: Selected Tanka and Haiku, translated from the Japanese by Sanford Goldstein, Shigeo Mizoguchi and Fujisato Kitajima (Kokodo, 2000)
Great Fool: Zen Master Ryōkan: Poems, Letters, and Other Writings, 1996, by Ryuichi Abe (with Peter Haskel). Ryokan: Selected Tanka and Haiku, translated from the Japanese by Sanford Goldstein, Shigeo Mizoguchi and Fujisato Kitajima (Kokodo, 2000). Ryokan’s Calligraphy, by Kiichi Kato; translated by Sanford Goldstein and Fujisato Kitajima (Kokodo, 1997).
This book is a collection of Japanese Zen master Ryokan's kanshi poems, composed in classical Chinese, waka poems, composed in Japanese syllabary, some letters and his reflections on Buddhism. The poems are quiet reflections on his own life combined with Zen wisdom.
Still, of these, "Great Fool: Zen Master Ryokan" really stands out as an excellent scholarly treatment of. .The book ends with a collection of letters and essays written by Ryokan, which give a great insight into his daily life. I especially like how he ends some of his letters: That's all. Ryokan Enjoy! That's all.
Great Fool: Zen Master Ryōkan: Poems, Letters, and Other Writings. ISBN 0-8248-1777-X), 1996, by Ryuichi Abe (with Peter Haskel). Ryokan's Calligraphy, by Kiichi Kato; translated by Sanford Goldstein and Fujisato Kitajima (Kokodo, 1997). Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan. ISBN 1590309820),written by Kazuaki Tanahashi, 2012.
Ryūichi Abe (阿部 龍一, Abe Ryūichi, born 1954) is the Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions at Harvard University. Great Fool: Zen Master Ryokan: Poems, Letters, and Other Writings (with Peter Haskel). Saicho and Kukai: A Conflict of Interpretations. Professor Abe, through his teaching and books, has made an important contribution to the Western understanding of Buddhism in Japan.
Ryūichi Abe (‹See Tfd (in Japanese), b. 1954) is the Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions at Harvard University.
Great Fool: Zen Master Ryokan: Poems, Letters, and Other Writings" (with Peter Haskel). Saicho and Kukai: A Conflict of Interpretations". Dharani - For Dharaṇī, see Phra Mae Thorani.