1972, ISBN: 0231036272

[ED: Leinen], [PU: Columbia University Press], Gebundene Ausgabe. Altersentsprechend sehr guter, sauberer Zustand, schwarzes Ganzleinen, kein Schutzumschlag, Seiten und Schnitt hell und s… Mehr…

[ED: Leinen], [PU: Columbia University Press], Gebundene Ausgabe. Altersentsprechend sehr guter, sauberer Zustand, schwarzes Ganzleinen, kein Schutzumschlag, Seiten und Schnitt hell und sauber. Originalbild des angebotenen Buches. Kükai (774-835), the man who introduced Esoteric Buddhism into Japan, greatly influencing the culture of Heian Japan and setting the tone for all subsequent artistic expression, is generally considered the father of Japanese culture. ln addition to his major contributions to Japanese cultural and religious life, Kükai is remembered as the inventor of the kana syllabary, the founder of the monastic center on Mt. Köya, the originator of the pilgrimage circuit of 88 temples on Shikoku, a builder of lakes, a wandering saint, and a great calligrapher. Legendary accounts of Kükai's accomplishments have been added to numerous biographies written in medieval times, and legends about him are still being told in Japan today, particularly in the western part where he spent most of his life. Outwardly, Kükai`s life appears to be full of contradictions. He renounced the world, yet led a creative and constructive life within it. He was an influential cultural leader in the capital and at court, yet he was a son of nature who wandered alone and meditated in remote forests. He began a new religious movement and critically evaluated established Buddhist teachings and practices, yet he remained friendly with the leaders of the great Buddhist institutions. His life and works reveal in his existence certain polarities in a state of harmonious tension. ln the same manner, the kü (sky) and kai (sea) of his name suggest two entities which are forever separate yet conjoined. He combines rationality and a suprarational mind, fondness for both the abstract and concrete, love of both simplicity and of variety, pragmatism and idealism, severity and gentleness. Veiled in antiquity, this scholar-monk is often depicted as a culture hero and creative genius with three faces and six arms. In Parts I and ll of this book, Professor Hakeda presents Kukai as an historical person and examines his actions, sentiments, and thought. Part III consists of eight of Kukai’s works in translation by Professor Hakeda. Based on extensive research into the vast and ancient literature on this scholar-monk as well as on the modern scholarship, and combined with the author’s translations, this study immediately takes its place as the definitive work on Kukai, who stands as one of the most influential figures in the history of Japanese culture. Records of Civilization." Sources and Studies, LX X X VII. Translations from the Oriental Classics. Yoshito S. Hakeda is Associate Professor of Japanese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, and in the Department of Religion at Columbia Universit, DE, [SC: 2.50], leichte Gebrauchsspuren, gewerbliches Angebot, 23,5 x 16 cm, 303, [PU: New Your London], First Edition, Banküberweisung, Selbstabholung und Barzahlung, [CT: Englischsprachige Bücher / Religiöse Bücher (englisch)]<

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