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Essays in Idleness: The Tsurezuregusa of Kenko (Translations from the Asian Classics)by Donald Keene
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Despite the turbulent times in which he lived, the Buddhist priest Kenko met the world with a measured eye. As Emperor Go-Daigo fended off a challenge from the usurping Hojo family, and Japan stood at the brink of a dark political era, Kenko held fast to his Buddhist beliefs and took refuge in the pleasures of solitude. Written between 1330 and 1332, Essays in Idleness reflects the congenial priest's thoughts on a variety of subjects. His brief writings, some no more than a few sentences long and ranging in focus from politics and ethics to nature and mythology, mark the crystallization of a distinct Japanese principle: that beauty is to be celebrated, though it will ultimately perish. Through his appreciation of the world around him and his keen understanding of historical events, Kenko conveys the essence of Buddhist philosophy and its subtle teachings for all readers. Insisting on the uncertainty of this world, Kenk? asks that we waste no time in following the way of Buddha. In this fresh edition, Donald Keene's critically acclaimed translation is joined by a new preface, in which Keene himself looks back at the ripples created by Kenk?'s musings, especially for modern readers. Synopsis:Written sometime between 1330and 1332, the Essays in Idleness, with their timeless relevance and charme, hardly mirror the turbulent time in which they were born. Depite the struggle between the Emperor Go-Daigo and the usurping Hojo family that rocked Japan during these years, the Buddhist priest Kenko found himself with nothing better to do, jotting down at random whatever nonsensical thoughts have entered my head. The resulting essays, none of them more than a few pages in length and some consisting of but two or three sentence, treat a great variety of subject in a congenial, anecdotal style. Kenko clung to tradition, Buddhism, and the pleasures of solitude, and the themes he trats are all suffused with an unspoken acceptance of Buddhist beliefs. Above all, Kenko gives voice to a distinctly Japanese aesthetic principle: that beauty is bound to perishability. Synopsis:< P> — < I> The Asian Student< /I> < /P> Synopsis:The Buddhist priest Kenko clung to tradition, Buddhism, and the pleasures of solitude, and the themes he treats in his "Essays," written sometime between 1330 and 1332, are all suffused with an unspoken acceptance of Buddhist beliefs. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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