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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Hōjōki
    sub title: a Buddhist reflection on solitude, imperfection and transcendence
  title info:
    title: Hōjōki. English
  name:
    name part: Kamo, Chōmei
    name part: 1153?-1216?
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Stavros, Matthew Gerald
    name part: 1972-
    role:
      role term: translator,
    role:
      role term: annotator .
  name:
    name part: Jackson, Reginald
    role:
      role term: illustrator.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: biography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: jpn
    date issued: 2024
    copyright date: 2024
    edition: First edition.
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  language:
    language term: jpn
  language:
    language term: jpn
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: xv, 175 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
  abstract: Discover the tranquil wisdom of Chomei's 13th-century masterpiece, Hojoki, as it unveils the beauty of imperfection and the serenity of a simple life amidst the chaos of existence. Hojoki is an introspective poem written in the 13th century by the enigmatic Japanese hermit Kamo no Chomei, who as a young man served in the capital as official court poet but later in life withdrew from society. Composed in a time of devastating fires, floods, earthquakes, droughts and famines, Chomei's masterpiece reflects on the impermanence of things, expressing life's mysterious beauty and the profound wisdom to be found in nature. Chomei paints a vivid picture of the chaos and suffering of the human condition. Amidst this turmoil, he discovers an oasis of calm in a simple mountain hut, where he contemplates the virtues of nature and the wabi sabi beauty of imperfection in all things.
  note: Kamo no Chōmei ; translated and annotated by Matthew Stavros ; with illustrations by Reginald Jackson.
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  subject:
    topic: Japanese poetry
    temporal: 1185-1600
  subject:
    topic: Buddhist poetry, Japanese
  subject:
    topic: Hermits
    geographic: Japan
  classification: PL791.2.H63 H6 2024
  classification: 895.6/12
  identifier: 9784805318003
  identifier: 4805318007
  record info:
    record content source: YDX
    record creation date: 230730
    record change date: 20240626204601.3
    record identifier: in00004793365