Description: 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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Type: book
Intended Audience: General/trade
Book Title: Essays in Idleness and Hojoki
Item Length: 7.8in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 5.1in
Author: Chomei, Kenko
Format: United Kingdom-B Format Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, Buddhist, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Essays
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Religion, Philosophy
Item Weight: 6.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
