Essays in Idleness and Hojoki
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Book
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ISBN 10
141192100
ISBN 13
9780141192109
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Book
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Publication Year
2014
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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 and sometimes ribald collection of anecdotes, advice, and observations, Kenko displays his fascination with earthly matters. In the short memoir Hojoki, however, Chomei recounts his decision to withdraw from worldly affairs and live as a hermit.
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