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The Buddhist priest Kenko clung to tradition, Buddhism, and the pleasures of solitude, and the themes he treats in his Essays, written sometime between 1330 and 1332, are all suffused with an unspoken acceptance of Buddhist beliefs.
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Essays in Idleness, Various authors
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- Released
- 1998
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- Title
- Essays in Idleness
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Various authors
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0231112556
- ISBN13
- 9780231112550
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, True Stories, Religion & Spirituality, Religious Topics, Philosophical Topics, Religion, Opinion Journalism & Essays, Japan, Buddhism, Japanese Literature, Taoism
- Original title
- Tsurezuregusa
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- The Buddhist priest Kenko clung to tradition, Buddhism, and the pleasures of solitude, and the themes he treats in his Essays, written sometime between 1330 and 1332, are all suffused with an unspoken acceptance of Buddhist beliefs.