The Senjūshō
Subtitle: Buddhist tales of early medieval Japan
By: translated by Yoshiko Dykstra
Publisher: Kanji Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Honolulu, Hawaii
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780917880049
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Buddhist legends; Japanese Folk literature
Work titles: Senjūshō. English
Description: A collection of tales from the early Kamakura period (1185-1333) formerly attributed to the itinerant poet-priest Saigyō, that focuses on choosing between art, the Way of Poetry, and life, either in secular or religious aspirations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-294).