One Robe, One Bowl: The Zen Poetry of Ryokan AUTH-10445812 Nancy's greatest contribution may have

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based on the mystical philosophies of the Sufi and the Maronite Christians

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ISBN13: 9781533134561

One Robe, One Bowl: The Zen Poetry of Ryokan AUTH-10445812 Nancy's greatest contribution may haveThe hermit monk Ryokan, long beloved in Japan both for his poetry and for his character, belongs in the tradition of the great Zen eccentrics of China and Japan. His reclusive life and celebration of nature and the natural life also bring to mind his younger American contemporary, Thoreau. Ryokan's poetry is that of the mature Zen master, its deceptive simplicity revealing an art that surpasses artifice. Although Ryokan was born in eighteenth century