Three Japanese Buddhist Monks (Penguin Great Ideas) - Softcover

Saigyo; Chomei, Kamo No; Kenko, Yoshida

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0241472911 ISBN 13: 9780241472910

Verlag: Penguin Classics, 2020

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'I have relinquished all that ties me to the world, but the one thing that still haunts me is the beauty of the sky'

These simple, inspiring writings by three medieval Buddhist monks offer peace and wisdom amid the world's uncertainties, and are an invitation to relinquish earthly desires and instead taste life in the moment.

One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.

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Meredith McKinney is a translator of Japanese literature, both contemporary and classical. She lived in Japan for twenty years and is currently Honorary Associate Professor at the Australian National University in Canberra. Her translations for Penguin Classics include The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon, Essays in Idleness and Hojoki by Kenko and Chomei, and two novels by Natsume Soseki.

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One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Penguin Classics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0241472911
• ISBN 13: 9780241472910
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 112
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Penguin Random House Ireland; https://eu-contact.penguin.ie; ; Morrison Chambers, 32 Nassau Street; Dublin; D02 YH68; Irland