Great Fool: Zen Master Ryōkan; Poems, Letters, and Other Writings 9780824862701

Taigu Ryokan (1759-1831) remains one of the most popular figures in Japanese Buddhist history. Despite his religious and

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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Essays
Ryōkan of Mount Kugami
A Poetics of Mendicancy Nondualist Philosophy and Ryōkan’s Figurative Strategies
Commemorating Ryōkan: The Origin and Growth of Ryōkan’s Biographies
Translations
Translators’ Note
Curious Accounts of the Zen Master Ryōkan
Kanshi (Poems in Chinese)
Waka (Poems in Japanese)
Letters
Reflections on Buddhism
Finder’s Lists
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
About the Translators

Great Fool: Zen Master Ryōkan; Poems, Letters, and Other Writings
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