Not Seeing Snow: Musō Soseki and Medieval Japanese Zen
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| Author | : Molly Vallor |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 278 |
| Release | : 2019-08-26 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004393899 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9004393897 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Not Seeing Snow: Musō Soseki and Medieval Japanese Zen by : Molly Vallor
Book excerpt: Not Seeing Snow: Musō Soseki and Medieval Japanese Zen offers a detailed look at a crucial yet sorely neglected figure in medieval Japan. It clarifies Musō’s far-reaching significance as a Buddhist leader, waka poet, landscape designer, and political figure. In doing so, it sheds light on how elite Zen culture was formed through a complex interplay of politics, religious pedagogy and praxis, poetry, landscape design, and the concerns of institution building. The appendix contains the first complete English translation of Musō’s personal waka anthology, Shōgaku Kokushishū.
