Baisao

The Old Tea Seller

Life and ZEN Poetry in 18th Century Kyoto

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Poet, Zen Buddhist priest, renowned thinker, and seller of tea -- Baisao was all of these things, as well as being a bit of an eccentric. Known to carry large wicker baskets filled with tea utensils through the streets and surrounding hills of Japan's capital, Baisao set up shop wherever he ended up and brewed tea for those who came to enjoy the scenery with him. Establishing a quiet, simple life, Baisao spent his final years composing poetry, brewing tea, and teaching Zen, in the process becoming a well-loved figure. These poems, memoirs, and letters tell us more about this endearing person and trace his long life's profound spiritual journe… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Waddell, Norman (Übers.)

ISBN: 978-1-58243-413-1
EAN: 9781582434131
Produktnummer: 20228476
Verlag: Counterpoint
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Seitenangabe: 208 S.
Masse: H20.2 cm x B12.9 cm x D2.3 cm 355 g
Abbildungen: black & white illustrations
Gewicht: 355

Über den Autor

Norman Waddell born in Washington, D.C. in 1940, was attracted to Japan by the works of the legendary D.T. Suzuki and his protégée R. H. Blyth, taught at Otani University for over thirty years, and was editor of the Eastern Buddhist Journal for several decades. He has published more than a dozen books on Japanese Zen Buddhism and is considered one of the finest translators of sacred texts of our time. He is the authoritative English translator of works by and about Hakuin.