Описание: A wonderful introduction the Japanese tradition of jisei, this volume is crammed with exquisite, spontaneous verse and pity, often hilarious, descriptions of the eccentric and committed monastics who wrote the poems. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
Zen, the practice of seeking and achieving enlightenment, is embodied in art forms as diverse as sand gardens and tea ceremonies. However, the attempt to artistically express the inexpressible finds one of its clearest manifestations in painting. Especially after 1600, more and more Japanese Zen masters began depicting their individual paths to enlightenment with bold, inked brushstrokes of images and calligraphy of Zen subjects and sayings. The result was a visual expression of Zen called Zenga (literally "Zen picture"), the purest possible communication of Zen principles, and often used as an aid in meditation. As practiced by Zen masters, who were expert in calligraphy but not professional artists, the subject matter was often simple, suggestive, and abstract, though sometimes the artists depicted humorous portraits of Zen masters and their followers. With this stunning collection of Zenga masterpieces from the seventeenth to twentieth centuries, prolific author and Professor of Art, Emeritus, at the University of Richmond, Stephen Addiss showcases centuries of great works of Zen calligraphy and painting. Many of the pieces, gathered from Japanese temples, have never been widely seen before. The book also provides a comprehensive introduction to the major Zenga artists, offering extensive, engaging biographies of these awakened monks. Dr. Addiss insightfully describes the history of Japanese Zen art and culture, and includes translations of Zen prose and poems. He also explains the various styles of the fascinating monk-artists, with enriching commentary on their techniques and innovations. These marvelous visual expressions of self-knowledge and enlightenment will delight readers, and perhaps even inspire some to deepen their own spiritual practices.
Readers interested in related titles from Stephen Addiss will also want to see: How to Look At Japanese Art (ISBN: 9781626542839 ).
Автор: Monks, Lydia Название: Adoette ISBN: 1839131896 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781839131899 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 1715.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: The most detailed and wide-ranging comparative study to date of how European literatures written in less well known languages try, through translation, to reach the wider world, rejecting the predominant narrative of tragic marginalization with case studies of endeavour and innovation from nineteenth-century Swedish women`s writing to twenty-first-century Polish fantasy.
Автор: Wilcox, Leah ; Monks, Lydia Название: Waking Beauty ISBN: 0142415383 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780142415382 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 735.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Leah Wilcox; Illustrated by Lydia Monks Название: Falling for Rapunzel ISBN: 0142403997 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780142403990 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 735.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Monks Carthusian Название: Ancient Devotions to the Sacred Heart ISBN: 1483907139 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781483907130 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2750.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Quenon Paul Название: In Praise of the Useless Life: A Monk`s Memoir ISBN: 1594717591 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781594717598 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1559.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Monastic life and its counter-cultural wisdom come alive in the stories and lessons of Br. Paul Quenon, O.C.S.O., during his more than five decades as a Trappist at the Abbey of Gethsemani. He served as a novice under Thomas Merton and he also welcomed some of the monastery's more well-known visitors, including Sr. Helen Prejean and Seamus Heaney, to Merton's hermitage. In Praise of the Useless Life includes Quenon's quiet reflections on what it means to live each day with careful attentiveness.
The humble peace and simplicity of the monastery and of Quenon's daily life are beautifully portrayed in this memoir. Whether it be through the daily routine of the monastery, his love of the outdoors no matter the season, or his lively and interesting conversations with visitors (reciting Emily Dickinson with Pico Iyer, discussing Merton and poetry with Czeslaw Milosz), Quenon's gentle musings display his love for the beauty in his vocation and the people he's encountered along the way.
Inspired by his novice master Merton, the poet and photographer's stories remind us that the beauty of life can best be seen in the "uselessness" of daily life--having a quiet chat with a friend, spending time in contemplation--in our vocations, and in the memories we make along the way.
Автор: Page Dr Marilyn Monks Название: Out-Of-School Tales of a Reluctant Educator ISBN: 0615932177 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780615932170 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2578.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Taking the lives of three key Sangha activists as the modern framework of a Sinhala Buddhist worldview, this book examines the limitations of Western theories of peacebuilding and such solutions as federalism and multinationalism.
Автор: Child Poverty Action Group Название: Housing benefit and council tax reduction legislation ISBN: 1910715662 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781910715666 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 25344.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: BANK TOP by photographer Craig Easton examines the representation and misrepresentation of northern communities. The work focuses on a small, tight-knit community in Blackburn, England, which has become synonymous with the use of words like segregation and integration - BBC`s Panorama describing it as `the most segregated town in Britain`.
Автор: O`Brien Michael Patrick Название: Monastery Mornings: My Unusual Boyhood Among the Saints and Monks ISBN: 1640606491 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781640606494 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 2483.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Temples are everywhere in Chiang Mai, filled with tourists as well as saffron-robed monks of all ages. The monks participate in daily urban life here as elsewhere in Thailand, where Buddhism is promoted, protected, and valued as a tourist attraction. Yet this mountain city offers more than a fleeting, commodified tourist experience, as the encounters between foreign visitors and Buddhist monks can have long-lasting effects on both parties.
These religious contacts take place where economic motives, missionary zeal, and opportunities for cultural exchange coincide. Brooke Schedneck incorporates fieldwork and interviews with student monks and tourists to examine the innovative ways that Thai Buddhist temples offer foreign visitors spaces for religious instruction and popular in-person Monk Chat sessions in which tourists ask questions about Buddhism. Religious Tourism in Northern Thailand also considers how Thai monks perceive other religions and cultures and how they represent their own religion when interacting with tourists, resulting in a revealing study of how religious traditions adapt to an era of globalization.
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