Three Japanese Buddhist Monks
$18.39
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2020
Summary
Whispers of Enlightenment: Wisdom from Three Japanese Buddhist Monks
“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.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241472910 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241472911 |
| Series: | Penguin Great Ideas |
| Author: | Saigyo, Kamo no Chomei, Yoshida Kenko, Meredith McKinney |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 74g |
| Dimensions: | 182mm x 111mm x 7mm |
About The Author
Saigyo
Meredith McKinney is a translator of Japanese literature. She lived in Japan for twenty years and is 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, two novels by Natsume Soseki and an anthology of classical Japanese travel writing, Travels with a Writing Brush.
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