Essays in Idleness
Author | : 吉田兼好 |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : 0231112556 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780231112550 |
Rating | : 4/5 (550 Downloads) |
Download or read book Essays in Idleness written by 吉田兼好 and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.