Essays in Idleness and Hojoki by Chomei, Kenko

Essays in Idleness and Hojoki

Chomei, Kenko with Meredith McKinney (Translator)

188 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction essays philosophy religion
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New to Penguin Classics: two of the most important Buddhist tracts from Japan Both of these works on life's fleeting pleasures are by Buddhist monks from medieval Japan, but each represents a different worldview. In Essays in Idleness, his lively ...

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