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Accounts and Images of Six Kannon in Japan

Autore: Sherry D. Fowler

Numero di pagine: 457

Buddhists around the world celebrate the benefits of worshipping Kannon (Avalokiteśvara), a compassionate savior who is one of the most beloved in the Buddhist pantheon. When Kannon appears in multiple manifestations, the deity’s powers are believed to increase to even greater heights. This concept generated several cults throughout history: among the most significant is the cult of the Six Kannon, which began in Japan in the tenth century and remained prominent through the sixteenth century. In this ambitious work, Sherry Fowler examines the development of the Japanese Six Kannon cult, its sculptures and paintings, and its transition to the Thirty-three Kannon cult, which remains active to this day. An exemplar of Six Kannon imagery is the complete set of life-size wooden sculptures made in 1224 and housed at the Kyoto temple Daihōonji. This set, along with others, is analyzed to demonstrate how Six Kannon worship impacted Buddhist practice. Employing a diachronic approach, Fowler presents case studies beginning in the eleventh century to reinstate a context for sets of Six Kannon, the majority of which have been lost or scattered, and thus illuminates the vibrancy,...

Kawatsura Bonji zenshū

Autore: Bonji Kawatsura

Numero di pagine: 1052

The Sound of One Hand

Autore: Audrey Yoshiko Seo , Stephen Addiss

Numero di pagine: 305

Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) is one of the most influential figures in the history of Zen. He can be considered the founder of the modern Japanese Rinzai tradition, for which he famously emphasized the importance of koan practice in awakening, and he revitalized the monastic life of his day. But his teaching was by no means limited to monastery or temple. Hakuin was the quintessential Zen master of the people, renowned for taking his teaching to all parts of society, to people in every walk of life, and his painting and calligraphy were particularly powerful vehicles for that teaching. Using traditional Buddhist images and sayings--but also themes from folklore and daily life--Hakuin created a new visual language for Zen: profound, whimsical, and unlike anything that came before. In his long life, Hakuin created many thousands of paintings and calligraphies. This art, combined with his voluminous writings, stands as a monument to his teaching, revealing why he is the most important Zen master of the past five hundred years. The Sound of One Hand is a study of Hakuin and his enduringly appealing art, illustrated with a wealth of examples of his work, both familiar pieces like "Three...

Cleaning and Corporate Management

Autore: Shin Ohmori

Numero di pagine: 122

This book provides a new way of understanding Japanese management by focusing on the relationship between Japanese companies and their social practices. Whereas previous studies have often concentrated on the uniqueness of Japanese companies' systems (e.g., lifetime employment, the seniority system, company-specific unions) or methods (e.g., bottom-up management, Toyota production methods), this book explains the uniqueness of Japanese companies’ activities and practices. It especially highlights the day-to-day cleaning activities that many companies have practiced for numbers of years, regardless of their size or industry. Activities that continue beyond a certain period of time are called social practices, and the book clarifies how this particular social practice has historically been formed in Japanese companies and then shows what it means to keep cherishing those cleaning practices. This study consists of two parts: historical research and theoretical research. The historical research sheds light on the relationship between Japanese companies and cleaning activities from a historical point of view. On the basis of old literature and in-house documents, the reader can...

Bringing Zen Home

Autore: Paula Arai

Numero di pagine: 281

Healing lies at the heart of Zen in the home, as Paula Arai discovered in her pioneering research on the ritual lives of Zen Buddhist laywomen. She reveals a vital stream of religious practice that flourishes outside the bounds of formal institutions through sacred rites that women develop and transmit to one another. Everyday objects and common materials are used in inventive ways. For example, polishing cloths, vivified by prayer and mantra recitation, become potent tools. The creation of beauty through the arts of tea ceremony, calligraphy, poetry, and flower arrangement become rites of healing. Bringing Zen Home brings a fresh perspective to Zen scholarship by uncovering a previously unrecognized but nonetheless vibrant strand of lay practice. The creativity of domestic Zen is evident in the ritual activities that women fashion, weaving tradition and innovation, to gain a sense of wholeness and balance in the midst of illness, loss, and anguish. Their rituals include chanting, ingesting elixirs and consecrated substances, and contemplative approaches that elevate cleaning, cooking, child-rearing, and caring for the sick and dying into spiritual disciplines. Creating beauty is...

Kawatsura Bonji zenshū

Autore: Bonji Kawatsura

Numero di pagine: 440

Japanese Tattoos

Autore: Brian Ashcraft , Hori Benny

Numero di pagine: 163

Thinking of getting a Japanese-style tattoo? Want to avoid a permanent mistake? Japanese Tattoos is an insider's look at the world of Japanese irezumi (tattoos). Japanese Tattoos explains the imagery featured in Japanese tattoos so that readers can avoid getting ink they don't understand or, worse, that they'll regret. This photo-heavy book will also trace the history of Japanese tattooing, putting the iconography and kanji symbols in their proper context so readers will be better informed as to what they mean and have a deeper understanding of irezumi. Tattoos featured will range from traditional tebori (hand-poked) and kanji tattoos to anime-inspired and modern works--as well as everything in between. For the first time, Japanese tattooing will be put together in a visually attractive, informative, and authoritative way. Along with the 350+ photos of tattoos, Japanese Tattoos will also feature interviews with Japanese tattoo artists on a variety of topics. What's more, there will be interviews with clients, who are typically overlooked in similar books, allowing them to discuss what their Japanese tattoos mean to them. Those who read this informative tattoo guide will be more...

Occult Hunting and Supernatural Play in Japan

Autore: Laura Miller

Numero di pagine: 236

In Japan today, women are the primary drivers of religious re-enchantment, and they are exerting pressure on shrines, temples, and media industries to accommodate their interests and aesthetic tastes. Employing a semantically broad meaning of “occult” to include the mysterious or supernatural, Laura Miller examines how it manifests to offer avenues of self-exploration and spiritual capital that fundamentally appeal to women. Female seekers have had a major impact on the fashioning and marketing of spiritual sites, texts, and objects, often through encoding the kawaii, or cute, aesthetic. Miller makes the case that the gendered nature of occult hunting has been neglected in research and that greater attention to gendered perspectives reveals significant facets of sociality and recreation. Written from an interdisciplinary cultural studies perspective, Occult Hunting and Supernatural Play in Japan interlaces history, art, literature, religion, media studies, and anthropology to explore ubiquitous yet understudied activities such as having one’s fortune told; visiting “powerspots,” locations thought to hold exceptional supernatural energy; and playing with new types of...

Poison Blossoms From a Thicket of Thorn

Autore: Hakuin Zenji

Numero di pagine: 503

Hakuin Ekaku Zenji (1686–1769) was one of the greatest Zen masters ever to live. Originator of the famous koan "What is the sound of a single hand?" he is credited with reviving the Rinzai sect of Zen in Japan, and today all masters of that sect trace their lineage back to him. Through his numerous descendants, his influence is now felt worldwide, with his "Song of Zazen" chanted daily in temples around the globe. Norman Waddell has spent decades reading and translating Hakuin's vast writings. He has published several previous selections, all leading to his work on this monumental gathering, the Keiso Dokuzui, little known in Japan and never before translated into any foreign language. Interpreting such a text requires immersion in the material in its original language, as well as complete mastery of the available commentary. Probably no one alive is as fully prepared for this important and difficult task as Dr. Waddell. For this collection, Hakuin gathered together an enormous number and variety of pieces—commentaries, memorials, poems, koans, teisho (lectures), letters, and more. Having presented many of them live to the throng of students residing in and around his temple...

Transactions and Proceedings of the Japan Society, London

Numero di pagine: 430

The Big Book of Reiki Symbols

Autore: Mark Hosak , Walter Luebeck

Numero di pagine: 674

Written in a remarkably precise and lucid style by two foremost authors on Reiki, this compendium reveals indispensable information of tremendous spiritual value, including the dedication rituals necessary for the practice of Reiki as well as the complex overall healing system.

‘Intoxicating Shanghai’ – An Urban Montage

Autore: Paul Bevan

Numero di pagine: 437

In Intoxicating Shanghai, Paul Bevan explores the work of a number of Chinese modernist figures in the fields of literature and the visual arts, with an emphasis on the literary group the New-sensationists and its equivalents in the Shanghai art world, examining the work of these figures as it appeared in pictorial magazines. It undertakes a detailed examination into the significance of the pictorial magazine as a medium for the dissemination of literature and art during the 1930s. The research locates the work of these artists and writers within the context of wider literary and art production in Shanghai, focusing on art, literature, cinema, music, and dance hall culture, with a specific emphasis on 1934 – ‘The Year of the Magazine’.

Teddy & Josie

Autore: Master Rose Ashley

Numero di pagine: 81

Teddy and Josie Book One is a spiritual fairy tale for grown-ups and other kids, too. It is the first in a series of books about Josie Alester and his fairy guide and spiritual teacher, Teddy. Book One presents profound spiritual knowledge in the form of a delightful tale and places the reader on a pathway to a greater understanding of the mysteries of life. Teddy helps Josie become aware of the Sound Current, and together they travel in their dream bodies to the Inner Worlds, where a series of exciting and often challenging adventures unfold. He introduces Josie to Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the greatest minds of all time. Teddy enlightens Josie about life after death, reincarnation, and the Sands of Time. He takes him on a tour of heaven, where Josie is delighted to learn that heaven’s gates are open to all of God’s creations, including every type of animal. Teddy also guides Josie through the dark and often frightening realm of Maya, queen of illusion, where Josie confronts his worst fears and learns how to rise above them. As Josie grows spiritually, so does a desire to love and serve others and his life becomes a grand adventure fueled by true happiness.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Japan Society, London

Autore: Japan Society (london, England).

Numero di pagine: 782

Facing Images

Autore: Kristopher W. Kersey

Numero di pagine: 325

If we want to decolonize the history of art, argues Kristopher Kersey, we must rethink our approach to the historical record. This means dispensing with Eurocentric binaries—divisions between Western and non-Western, modern and premodern—and making a commitment to artworks that challenge the perspectives we build upon them. In Facing Images, the question takes elegant and intriguing form: If the aesthetic hallmarks of “modernity” can be found in twelfth-century art, what does it really mean to be “modern”? Kersey’s answer to this question models a new historiography. Facing Images begins by tracing the turbulent discourse surrounding the emergence of Japanese art history as a modern field. In lieu of examining canonical works from the twelfth century, Kersey foregrounds the elusive and the enigmatic in artworks little known and understudied outside Japan; the manuscripts he selects defy traditional art-historical narratives by exhibiting decidedly modern techniques, including montage, self-reference, reuse, noise, dissonance, and chronological disarray. Kersey weaves these medieval case studies together with insights from a wide range of interdisciplinary...

bibliographie du shinto et des sectes shintoistes

Autore: Jean Herbert

Numero di pagine: 76

Sin-itiro Tomonaga

Autore: Makinosuke Matsui , Hiroshi Ezawa

Numero di pagine: 390

Black Belt

Numero di pagine: 144

The oldest and most respected martial arts title in the industry, this popular monthly magazine addresses the needs of martial artists of all levels by providing them with information about every style of self-defense in the world - including techniques and strategies. In addition, Black Belt produces and markets over 75 martial arts-oriented books and videos including many about the works of Bruce Lee, the best-known marital arts figure in the world.

I Will Call You Once I Arrive in Kyiv

Autore: Moniro Ravanipour

Numero di pagine: 334

On January 8, 2020, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down Ukrainian International Airline flight PS752. Families of the survivors asked famed Iranian dissident author Moniro Ravanipour to help them write memories of their loved ones. This book is the story of what was achieved during these coaching sessions on memoir writing. In the book, drawing on a Persian tradition that includes Rumi and Hafiz, we can understand the differences between Iranian coaching and American writing workshops and see how a person can dance though the middle of the storm. Translation by the excellent work of M.R. Ghanoonparvar.

Playboy Swings

Autore: Patty Farmer , Will Friedwall

Numero di pagine: 403

You already know about the Bunnies, now learn about the music that helped shape Playboy. Playboy—the magazine, the empire, the lifestyle—is one of the world's best known brands. Since the launch of Playboy magazine in 1953, two elements have been remarkably consistent: the first, is the celebration of the female form. The second, readers may be surprised to learn, is Playboy's involvement in the music scene. The playboy experience has never been just about sex, but about lifestyle. Hugh Hefner's personal passion for music, particularly fine jazz, has always been an essential component of that. Full of interviews with hundreds of people who were on the scene throughout the rise, fall, and on-going renaissance, Playboy Swings carries readers on a seductive journey. Farmer focuses on Playboy's involvement in the music scene and impact on popular entertainment, and demonstrates how the empire helped change the world by integrating television and festivals. Join Patty Farmer as she guides the reader through the first inception of the Playboy empire through the 1959 Jazz Festival, and club opening after club opening. With 60 pages of photos and a complete reference guide, readers...

Another Kyoto

Autore: Alex Kerr , Kathy Arlyn Sokol

Numero di pagine: 288

Another Kyoto is an insider's meditation on the hidden wonders of Japan's most enigmatic city. Drawing on decades living in Kyoto, and on lore gleaned from artists, Zen monks and Shinto priests, Alex Kerr illuminates the simplest things - a temple gate, a wall, a sliding door - in a new way. 'A rich book of intimate proportions ... In Kyoto, facts and meaning are often hidden in plain sight. Kerr's gift is to make us stop and cast our eyes upward to a temple plaque, or to squint into the gloom of an abbot's chamber' Japan Times 'Kerr and Sokol have performed a minor miracle by presenting that which is present in Kyoto as that which we have yet to see. I know that I will never pass a wall, or tread a floor, or sit on tatami the same way again' Kyoto Journal

Drink What You Want

Autore: John Debary

Numero di pagine: 226

A nonjudgmental, back-to-basics approach to making custom cocktails that's as fun as it is definitive—from a renowned New York City bartender who's worked everywhere from PDT to Momofuku. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY EPICURIOUS John deBary is a veritable cocktail expert with a 100-proof personality, a dash of fun, and garnished with flair—there's nothing muddled about him. In Drink What You Want, John breaks down the science of mixology (yes, it's a science) and explains the rules of drink-making. Most important, you'll learn how to tweak any drink, both classic and creative, to your preferences and moods. Are you adventurous or traditional? Sweet or bitter? Brown liquor or clear? While giving newbies a rundown of cocktail culture, lingo, and etiquette, John turns the "cocktail book" concept on its ear by infusing a traditionally formal topic with his fresh, conversational voice. Mixology geeks and bottomless brunchers alike will revel in the craft of the cocktail, from classic to modern to funky. Cocktails are about creativity and setting the mood, and Drink What You Want overflows with both.

Credevi di non farcela

Autore: Toni Bonji

Numero di pagine: 158

"Diamoci del tu. Ti sarà sicuramente capitato nel corso delle tue giornate di essere pervaso da pensieri contrastanti, cosa che a me invece non accade. Qui lo dico e qui lo nego. Questo perché tu hai una doppia personalità. Sia ben chiaro, anche io ho una doppia personalità, e non sto parlando di me. Ovviamente, non mi riferisco a te in quanto lettore ma all'altro te, quello che si gira dall'altra parte e che fa finta di non sentire. Da questo momento in poi, mi rivolgerò solo ed esclusivamente a te, e scusa se ti do del te. Il motivo che ti spinge a leggere questo libro è che vuoi mettere in risalto i tuoi lati più oscuri. Forse perché è da troppo tempo che non ti conosci. Oppure ti conosci, ma non abbastanza: giusto buongiorno e buonasera. Il mio compito sarà quello di guidarti, come fece Virgilio con Dante nella Divina Commedia, alla scoperta del tuo vero 'io', attraversando gli abissi infernali e valicando il monte del Purgatorio, e infine lasciarti lì, a vagare nelle tenebre. Credevi di non farcela. Per una volta hai avuto ragione nasce come manuale di psicologia a tutti gli effetti, senza 'se' e senza 'ma', a causa di una serie di errori di battitura....

日本刀21世紀への挑戦

Autore: 土子民夫

Numero di pagine: 264

New Generation of Japanese Swordsmiths is a Kodansha International publication.

Aikido, à la croisée des chemins

Autore: Éric Grousilliat

Numero di pagine: 149

Dans son livre « Aikido » Tamura Nobuyoshi, shihan d’aikido, écrivit : « Pour pratiquer l’art martial, vous étudiez la diététique, l’anatomie, la psychologie, la météorologie, l’astrologie, la géologie, la sociologie, etc. Pour le combat, ces études s’imposent, elles sont indispensables. » De manière similaire, découvrir l’aikido peut éveiller la curiosité envers une multitude de domaines, histoire, religion, sciences, culture, etc. C’est dans cet esprit que je vous invite à aller à la rencontre des anciennes écoles martiales japonaises (koryu) qui ont pu influencer sur la création de l’aikido, à plonger au cœur des mythes et légendes du shinto, racine de la pensée japonaise mais également découvrir certains personnages divers et variés qui ont chacun à leur manière apportés une pierre à l’édifice Aikido.

Lament of Mohini

Autore: Shreekumar Varma

Numero di pagine: 352

Gopi Narayan is shocked to discover unbelievable revelations about his own finally and its history is the manuscript of novel by Rangachari, a small-time writer, and sets out to discover how a complete stranger knows so much personal detail. Gopiýs encounter with the eccentric Rangachari and his audacious novel becomes a journey to the past, his own as well as his familyýs; a return to Chennai, the city where he once lived; and, ultimately, to Kilikkara, in rural Kerala, where it all happened. Lament of Mohini is the story of five generations of an aristocratic Kerala family, its loves and hates, and its confrontation with a sobering present. As he maps out the complex and colourful history of the clan, Shreekumar Varma brings to life a cast of unforgettable characters: Kochu Kelu, the indolent partriarch: Sarada of the bustling goodwill and legendary culinary skills; Narayanan Namboodiri, who attempts to become part of the aristocratic family he has married into; MVR, the romantic poet whose epic turns from a celebration of the loves of gods to those of humans after one magical meeting with a beautiful woman in the dark rooms of a bathhouse; and Gopi himselfýself-deprecating,...

Estela

Autore: Ignacio Mattos

Numero di pagine: 613

Named one of the Best Cookbooks of Fall 2018 by The New York Times Book Review, Epicurious, Grub Street, The Kitchn, and more “The rare restaurant-y cookbook whose recipes actually turn out as well as the seemingly unattainable photos.” —The New York Times Book Review One flight up, in a bustling neighborhood bistro overlooking the chaos of one of downtown New York’s busiest streets, Ignacio Mattos serves food so uncannily delicious it consistently earns him accolades like “Chef of the Year,” and his restaurant Estela a spot among the World’s 50 Best. Everyone wants a taste of Estela, from loyal local customers to out-of-town foodies, visiting chefs to visiting presidents. The food is bold, bright, layered, playful, and surprising. Innovative without being precious. Comfort food, really. Food that bursts to life in your mouth—food that hits you right there. Estela, the long-awaited cookbook, shows how to think like Ignacio Mattos, who as an immigrant sees ingredients with fresh eyes. Here is how to look at something as ordinary as a button mushroom and make it extraordinary (shaved thin over ricotta dumplings), or as familiar as burrata and transform it (with a...

Former British Southern Cameroons Journey Towards Complete Decolonization, Independence, and Sovereignty.

Autore: Martin Ayong Ayim

Numero di pagine: 818

Foundations of Reiki Ryoho

Autore: Nicholas Pearson

Numero di pagine: 320

A comprehensive guide to the first and second degrees of Usui Reiki Ryoho as well as Reiki’s history and Western evolution • Details hand positions, self-healing exercises, spiritual development meditations, and the Japanese Reiki techniques introduced in the first degree, shoden, and the second degree, okuden • Provides a thorough introduction to the five levels of byosen, the energetic mechanism used to scan an individual’s energy field and locate areas of disharmony • Examines the core teachings of Reiki founder Usui Mikao and offers a new comprehensive exploration of Reiki’s history and evolution • Explores tools and techniques adapted by Western lineages, such as working with crystals and the chakras Bridging Eastern and Western lineages to reclaim Reiki’s roots as both a healing art and a spiritual practice, Nicholas Pearson offers a new comprehensive exploration of Reiki’s history and evolution, the foundations of Usui Reiki Ryoho theory and practice, and the original techniques and modern tools of both the first degree, shoden, and second degree, okuden. He explores the etymology of key Reiki terminology and presents a complete discussion of the origins...

Amazing Tales Volume 80

Autore: John Foster West Et Al.

Numero di pagine: 149

Dive deep into the boundless realms of the cosmos with "Amazing Tales Volume 80", a meticulously curated anthology offering an extraordinary expedition. This volume is not just a collection, but a gateway to worlds where the familiar collides with the extraordinary, bringing to life the timeless dance of human curiosity and resilience against the unknown. Each story is a masterstroke in its own right, meticulously selected to cater to both the inveterate explorer of consciousness and the ardent seeker of thrill. Experience the otherworldly tension of Henry Josephs' "The Fourth Invasion", where alien ships challenge the very essence of human comprehension. Feel the chilling eeriness enveloping in "A Green Cloud Came", as it paints a haunting picture of war's ominous aftermath. Immerse yourself in cultural metamorphosis and intellectual dialogues with Peter Michael Sherman's "The Troubadour", where exchanges transcend dimensions. Embark on a rollercoaster of suspense with Alan E. Nourse's "Heir Apparent", a cosmic odyssey that defies expectations at every turn. Marvel at Margaret St. Clair's "Flowering Evil", where the universe's flora takes on a quirky, enchanting life of its own....

Miracles of Book and Body

Autore: Charlotte Eubanks

Numero di pagine: 578

Miracles of Book and Body is the first book to explore the intersection of two key genres of sacred literature in medieval Japan: sutras, or sacred Buddhist texts, and setsuwa, or "explanatory tales," used in sermons and collected in written compilations. For most of East Asia, Buddhist sutras were written in classical Chinese and inaccessible to many devotees. How, then, did such devotees access these texts? Charlotte D. Eubanks argues that the medieval genre of "explanatory tales" illuminates the link between human body (devotee) and sacred text (sutra). Her highly original approach to understanding Buddhist textuality focuses on the sensual aspects of religious experience and also looks beyond Japan to explore pre-modern book history, practices of preaching, miracles of reading, and the Mahayana Buddhist "cult of the book."

Fusion of the Worlds

Autore: Paul Stoller

Numero di pagine: 269

"This ethnography is more like a film than a book, so well does Stoller evoke the color, sight, sounds, and movements of Songhay possession ceremonies."— Choice "Stoller brilliantly recreates the reality of spirit presence; hosts are what they mediate, and spirits become flesh and blood in the 'fusion' with human existence. . . . An excellent demonstration of the benefits of a new genre of ethnographic writing. It expands our understanding of the harsh world of Songhay mediums and sorcerers."—Bruce Kapferer, American Ethnologist "A vivid story that will appeal to a wide audience. . . . The voices of individual Songhay are evident and forceful throughout the story. . . . Like a painter, [Stoller] is concerned with the rich surface of things, with depicting images, evoking sensations, and enriching perceptions. . . . He has succeeded admirably." —Michael Lambek, American Anthropologist "Events (ceremonies and life histories) are evoked in cinematic style. . . . [This book is] approachable and absorbing—it is well written, uncluttered by jargon and elegantly structured."—Richard Fardon, Times Higher Education Supplement "Compelling, insightful, rich in ethnographic detail,...

Esoteric Buddhism and Texts

Autore: Jinhua Chen

Numero di pagine: 241

This book explores trans-cultural and cross-border transformation of Esoteric Buddhism in East Asia, focusing on the significance of Esoteric Buddhism in relation to some forms of material culture, including rituals, arts, and the construction of sacred space and narratives. In East Asia, Esoteric Buddhism’s influences can be seen across all levels of society: not only in that it achieved a recognizable sectarian identity, but also because elements of esoteric teachings were absorbed by other religious schools, influencing their philosophical tenets and everyday practices. The influence was not confined to the religious sphere: scholars have been paying more and more attention to the significance of Tang Esoteric Buddhism in relation to material culture and the dissemination of Esoteric Buddhist technologies in South, Central, and East Asia. No matter how one looks at a maṇḍala—an integral feature of esoteric practice—or the uncannily expressive statues of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas or Yidam that come in all shapes and sizes, or the murals that depict the variegated, mysterious themes of the esoteric tradition, one can always recognise the profound connection between art and...

Koto-kantei

Autore: Benoit Tramblay

Numero di pagine: 466

An unavoidable difficulty with books that deal with Japanese swords in general is that the workmanship of a smith has to be reduced to its most important characteristics which can be seen on the majority of his works. It is here that this work comes into play, with the motive to provide more concretely described reference examples. Unique is that - depending on the blade - former participant's kantei bids are also addressed. This means that one's own approach and attempt at attributing a blade may also be comprehended. With the 189 introduced kotô blades from altogether 19 provinces (including the five gokaden) this volume constitutes an extensive reference work. The order starts in the classical way, namely with the gokaden Yamato, Yamashiro, Bizen, Sôshû and Mino.

Complete Poison Blossoms from a Thicket of Thorn

Autore: Hakuin Zenji

Numero di pagine: 1394

Following his translation of just over half the original text in 2014, Norman Waddell presents the complete teaching record of Zen master Hakuin, now available in English with extensive explanations, notes, and even the wry, helpful comments that students attending Hakuin’s lectures inscribed in their copies of the text With this volume, Norman Waddell completes his acclaimed translation of the teaching record of one of the greatest Zen masters of all time, Hakuin Ekaku (1685–1769). Hakuin lived at a time when Japanese Buddhism as a whole and his own Rinzai sect in particular were at low ebb. Through tremendous force of character and creative energy, he initiated a reform movement that swept the country, and today, all Rinzai Zen masters trace their lineage through him. This outcome is all the more extraordinary because Hakuin’s base of operations was a small temple in the country town of Hara, where he grew up, not in one of the nation's political, cultural, or commercial centers. This book represents the first full publication of the Keisō Dokuzui in any foreign language. Inspired by the enthusiastic reception that greeted his 2014 selections from the text, Waddell...

Kantei Supplement 2

Autore: Markus Sesko

Numero di pagine: 429

This is the second supplement to the first two kantei volumes. It contains 175 koto, shinto and shinshinto blades in the classical order, namely koto-gokaden, koto other provinces, shinto-centres Kyoto, Osaka and Edo, shinto other provinces and shinshinto. The numbering continues with the last blade of the first supplementary volume, i.e. with number 419.

The Heart of the Warrior

Autore: Catharina Blomberg

Numero di pagine: 252

Traces the development of the samurai, both in the way they regarded themselves and their role in society.

Nihon-shinto-shi - The History of the shinto Era of Japanese Swords

Autore: Markus Sesko

Numero di pagine: 442

This book should bring the reader more near to the no less interesting era of the ,,New Sword", the shinto. With the transition to the peaceful Edo period, the Japanese sword experienced considerable changes which are briefly touched in some other sword publications. This book now tries to present the historical and scholastic changes of the shinto in a comprehensive manner. The reader should get an idea about the activities of the Edo-period swordsmiths in all the provinces and how - if at all - they were connected in terms of school or workmanship. The classification based on the traditional gokaden is no longer applicable in shinto times and so a more geographical processing suggests itself. In the beginning we have the large sword centres of Kyoto, Osaka and Edo. Subsequently, all other provinces follow, arranged according to their ,,significance" in the sword world and in context with each other to avoid as much as possible big geographical and theoretical jumps.