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Title: A Quiet Room: The Poetry of Zen Master Jakushitsu by Genko Jakushitsu, Arthur Braverman ISBN: 0-8048-3213-7 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Jakushitsu's poetry: for quiet reflection and solitude
Comment: I thought I had heard of all the great Zen poets, until I found Arthur Braverman's translation of Jakushitsu (1290 - 1367), complete with helpful commentary and an introduction providing a brief biography of Jakushitsu's unusual life. Jakushitsu was ordained as a Buddhist monk at the age of seventeen, and studied with Japanese and Chinese Zen Masters both in Japan and China. After six years in China with Rinzai Zen master Chung-feng Ming-pen, Jakushitsu returned to Japan and wandered the mountains for years, seeking seclusion, and writing. This is poetry of solitude, drawing on the lush poetic heritage of Zen and Taoism. Quiet realization and deep insights are to be found in this masterful translation.
"Neither seeking fame/nor grieving my poverty/I hide deep in the mountain/far from worldly dust/Year ending/cold sky/who will befriend me?/Plum blossom on a new branch/wrapped in moonlight"
It is a great pleasure to recommend this translation of Jakushitsu's poetry. If you love the Zen poets and want a very satisfying book for your quieter, comtemplative moods, this is a must! I wrote this review and some more, about the author, on my site at www.yakrider.com. Hope you enjoy.
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Title: The Late Poems of Meng Chiao by David Hinton, Chiao Meng ISBN: 0691012369 Publisher: Princeton University Press Pub. Date: 23 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: One Robe, One Bowl: The Zen Poetry of Ryokan by John Stevens ISBN: 0834801264 Publisher: Weatherhill Inc. Pub. Date: 01 September, 1977 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Living and Dying in Zazen: Five Zen Masters of Modern Japan by Arthur Braverman ISBN: 0834805316 Publisher: Weatherhill Inc. Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Poems of the Masters: China's Classic Anthology of T'Ang and Sung Dynasty Verse by Red Pine ISBN: 1556591950 Publisher: Copper Canyon Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: One Man's Moon: 50 Haiku by Basho, Buson, Issa, Hakuin, Shiki, Santoka by Cid Corman ISBN: 0917788265 Publisher: Gnomon Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1984 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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