Pure Land Haiku: The Art of Priest Issa: Revised Second Print Edition James R. Dabbert Drawing on the Old and

Drawing on the Old and New Testaments as well as the witness of the early church

Offers relevant cultural references

Published: 01/30/2015

ISBN13: 9780764808364

Pure Land Haiku: The Art of Priest Issa: Revised Second Print Edition James R. Dabbert Drawing on the Old andNo mere "child's poet," Kobayashi Issa (1763 1828) is an aware and committed artist who celebrates, in a lifetime of haiku, the "Other Power" of Amida Buddha: a power that transforms the individual and universe or, more exactly, the individual universe in their inseparableness. This is the first book length English language treatment of this remarkable Japanese poet in relation to his joyful, "priestly" mission. Author: David G. Lanoue Publisher: