Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf
Title | Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Shambhala Publications |
Pages | 119 |
Release | 2004-04-13 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 1590301080 |
The Japanese poet-recluse Ryokan (1758–1831) is one of the most beloved figures of Asian literature, renowned for his beautiful verse, exquisite calligraphy, and eccentric character. Deceptively simple, Ryokan's poems transcend artifice, presenting spontaneous expressions of pure Zen spirit. Like his contemporary Thoreau, Ryokan celebrates nature and the natural life, but his poems touch the whole range of human experience: joy and sadness, pleasure and pain, enlightenment and illusion, love and loneliness. This collection of translations reflects the full spectrum of Ryokan's spiritual and poetic vision, including Japanese haiku, longer folk songs, and Chinese-style verse. Fifteen ink paintings by Koshi no Sengai (1895–1958) complement these translations and beautifully depict the spirit of this famous poet.
Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf
Title | Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Shambhala Publications |
Pages | 119 |
Release | 2004-04-13 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 0834826089 |
The Japanese poet-recluse Ryokan (1758–1831) is one of the most beloved figures of Asian literature, renowned for his beautiful verse, exquisite calligraphy, and eccentric character. Deceptively simple, Ryokan's poems transcend artifice, presenting spontaneous expressions of pure Zen spirit. Like his contemporary Thoreau, Ryokan celebrates nature and the natural life, but his poems touch the whole range of human experience: joy and sadness, pleasure and pain, enlightenment and illusion, love and loneliness. This collection of translations reflects the full spectrum of Ryokan's spiritual and poetic vision, including Japanese haiku, longer folk songs, and Chinese-style verse. Fifteen ink paintings by Koshi no Sengai (1895–1958) complement these translations and beautifully depict the spirit of this famous poet.
Dew-drops on a Lotus Leaf
Title | Dew-drops on a Lotus Leaf PDF eBook |
Author | Jakob Fischer |
Publisher | |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 1950 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Zen Fool Ryokan
Title | Zen Fool Ryokan PDF eBook |
Author | Misao Kodama |
Publisher | Tuttle Publishing |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 1999-02-15 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 1462916856 |
This collection of Zen poetry by 19th century Japanese Buddhist monk and hermit Ryokan is a masterful exploration of life and nature. Ryokan's zen poems are celebration of the joys and sadness of everyday life. His spare, direct style is remarkable for its immediacy and intimacy. This bilingual collection contains more than 150 of his finest poems in Japanese and Chinese, including his famous lyrical correspondence with the nun Teishin, who befriended him in his later years. It also includes a biographical essay on Ryokan, and useful notes on the poems themselves.
Dewdrop on a Lotus Leaf
Title | Dewdrop on a Lotus Leaf PDF eBook |
Author | Sri Ram |
Publisher | |
Pages | 139 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Spiritual life |
ISBN | 9788120719651 |
One Robe, One Bowl
Title | One Robe, One Bowl PDF eBook |
Author | Ryōkan |
Publisher | Weatherhill |
Pages | 92 |
Release | 2006-04-11 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN |
A sampling of poems from the Japanese hermit-monk, who belongs in the tradition of the great Zen eccentrics in China and Japan, evokes the beauty and pathos of human life.
Ryokan
Title | Ryokan PDF eBook |
Author | 良寛 |
Publisher | Columbia University Press |
Pages | 142 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780231044158 |
Watson includes the representative works of this Tokugawa poet's waka and kanshi works, along with an introduction and the original Japanese poems in romanized form.