Moral and Spiritual Cultivation in Japanese Neo-Confucianism
Author | : Mary Evelyn Tucker |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 1989-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0887068898 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780887068898 |
Rating | : 4/5 (898 Downloads) |
Download or read book Moral and Spiritual Cultivation in Japanese Neo-Confucianism written by Mary Evelyn Tucker and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaibara Ekken (1630--1714) was the focal Neo-Confucian thinker of the early Tokagawa period. He established the importance of Neo-Confucianism in Japan at a time when Buddhism had long been the dominant religious philosophy. This is the first book-length presentation of his thought. It contains a lengthy introduction to Ekken's life, time, and thought, and a careful translation into readable English of Ekken's book, Precepts for Daily Life in Japan (Yamanto Zokkun).