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Buddhist : Zen / Chan
19th Century

About Natsume Soseki

Timeline (1867 - 1916)

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English version by
Soiku Shigematsu

Original Language
Japanese

Plum flower temple:

Themes
  Garden
  Lotus
  Rose
  Spring Blossom
 

 

Recommended Books

A Box of Zen: Haiku the Poetry of Zen, Koans the Lessons of Zen, Sayings the Wisdom of Zen, Edited by Manuela Dunn Mascetti / Edited by Timothy Hugh Barrett
Kokoro, by Natsume Soseki
Zen Haiku: Poems and Letters of Natsume Soseki, by Natsume Soseki / Translated by Soiku Shigematsu

Plum flower temple:
Voices rise
From the foothills.

 

 

-- from Zen Haiku: Poems and Letters of Natsume Soseki, by Natsume Soseki / Translated by Soiku Shigematsu

Amazon.com

 

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