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- catalog abstract "Taigu Ryokan (1758-1831) remains one of the most popular figures in Japanese Buddhist history. Despite his religious and artistic sophistication (he excelled in scriptural studies, in calligraphy, and in poetry), Ryokan referred to himself as "Great Fool," refusing to place himself within any established religious institution. In contrast to Zen masters of his time who presided over large monasteries, trained students, or produced recondite treatises, Ryokan followed a life of mendicancy in the countryside. Instead of delivering sermons, he expressed himself through kanshi (poems composed in classical Chinese) and waka (poems in Japanese syllabary) and could typically be found playing with the village children in the course of his daily rounds of begging. Great Fool is the first study in a Western language to offer a comprehensive picture of the legendary poet-monk and his oeuvre. It includes not only an extensive collection of the master's kanshi, topically arranged to facilitate an appreciation of Ryokan's colorful world, but selections of his waka, essays, and letters. The volume also presents for the first time in English the Ryokan zenji kiwa (Curious Accounts of the Zen Master Ryokan), a firsthand source composed by a former student less than sixteen years after Ryokan's death. Consisting of anecdotes and episodes, sketches from Ryokan's everyday life, the Curious Accounts is invaluable for showing how Ryokan was understood and remembered by his contemporaries. To further assist the reader, three introductory essays approach Ryokan from the diverse perspectives of his personal history and literary work.".
- catalog alternative "Project Muse UPCC books net".
- catalog contributor b9129696.
- catalog contributor b9129697.
- catalog contributor b9129698.
- catalog contributor b9129699.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Essays. Ryokan of Mount Kugami / Peter Haskel. A Poetics of Mendicancy: Nondualist Philosophy and Ryokan's Figurative Strategies / Ryuichi Abe. Commemorating Ryokan: The Origin and Growth of Ryokan Biographies / Ryuichi Abe -- Translations. Curious Accounts of the Zen Master Ryokan / Kera Yoshishige. Kanshi (Poems in Chinese). My Poems Aren't Poems. With My Begging Bowl. In My Hut. Playing with the Children. Mountains and Mists. Wandering. Meditations. Neighbors and Friends. Butterfly Dreams. Strolling without a Care. Waka (Poems in Japanese). Dew on the Lotus. Letters. Reflections on Buddhism. Invitation to the Way. The Priesthood. On Begging One's Food. Fragments. Words of Advice.".
- catalog description "Great Fool is the first study in a Western language to offer a comprehensive picture of the legendary poet-monk and his oeuvre. It includes not only an extensive collection of the master's kanshi, topically arranged to facilitate an appreciation of Ryokan's colorful world, but selections of his waka, essays, and letters. The volume also presents for the first time in English the Ryokan zenji kiwa (Curious Accounts of the Zen Master Ryokan), a firsthand source composed by a former student less than sixteen years after Ryokan's death. Consisting of anecdotes and episodes, sketches from Ryokan's everyday life, the Curious Accounts is invaluable for showing how Ryokan was understood and remembered by his contemporaries. To further assist the reader, three introductory essays approach Ryokan from the diverse perspectives of his personal history and literary work.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-294) and index.".
- catalog description "Taigu Ryokan (1758-1831) remains one of the most popular figures in Japanese Buddhist history. Despite his religious and artistic sophistication (he excelled in scriptural studies, in calligraphy, and in poetry), Ryokan referred to himself as "Great Fool," refusing to place himself within any established religious institution. In contrast to Zen masters of his time who presided over large monasteries, trained students, or produced recondite treatises, Ryokan followed a life of mendicancy in the countryside. Instead of delivering sermons, he expressed himself through kanshi (poems composed in classical Chinese) and waka (poems in Japanese syllabary) and could typically be found playing with the village children in the course of his daily rounds of begging.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 306 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Great Fool.".
- catalog identifier "0824817419 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "082481777X (paper : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Great Fool.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng jpn".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press,".
- catalog relation "Great Fool.".
- catalog subject "895.6/134 20".
- catalog subject "PL797.6.Z5 R8 1996".
- catalog subject "Ryōkan, 1758-1831.".
- catalog subject "Zen poetry, Japanese Translations into English.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Essays. Ryokan of Mount Kugami / Peter Haskel. A Poetics of Mendicancy: Nondualist Philosophy and Ryokan's Figurative Strategies / Ryuichi Abe. Commemorating Ryokan: The Origin and Growth of Ryokan Biographies / Ryuichi Abe -- Translations. Curious Accounts of the Zen Master Ryokan / Kera Yoshishige. Kanshi (Poems in Chinese). My Poems Aren't Poems. With My Begging Bowl. In My Hut. Playing with the Children. Mountains and Mists. Wandering. Meditations. Neighbors and Friends. Butterfly Dreams. Strolling without a Care. Waka (Poems in Japanese). Dew on the Lotus. Letters. Reflections on Buddhism. Invitation to the Way. The Priesthood. On Begging One's Food. Fragments. Words of Advice.".
- catalog title "Great Fool : Zen master Ryōkan : poems, letters, and other writings / translated with essays by Ryūichi Abé and Peter Haskel.".
- catalog type "Translations. fast".
- catalog type "text".