| Jitsugokyo: The Wisdom of Kobo Daishi Contributor(s): Kawada, Henry (Translator), Ridgeway, William (Editor), Daishi, Kobo (Author) |
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ISBN: 1500315494 ISBN-13: 9781500315498 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $10.44 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - General (see Also Philosophy - Buddhist) |
| Physical Information: 0.06" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.12 lbs) 26 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Kodo Daishi (774-835) is one of the most respected and popular Buddhist masters of Japan. He was the founder of Shingon or Esoteric Buddhism in Japan, a civil engineer, and a wandering saint. Many achievements have been attributed to him including this collection of 48 maxims, which some scholars say are gleanings of the Chinese classics. Whichever the case, Kobo Daishi is a cultural hero in Japan and a man of incontestable genius and extraordinary accomplishments. School children throughout Japan for nearly a millennium began their education by learning these wise sayings in the Jitsugokyo, "Teachings of the Words of Truth." |