Myoe the Dreamkeeper: Fantasy and Knowledge in Early Kamakura Buddhism

by George J. Tanabe Jr.

Myoe Shonin (1173-1232) sought to revitalize traditional Buddhism in Japan, emphasizing the value of the visions that could be achieved through meditation. He kept a diary, still extant although some of the pages are scattered among collectors of his visions and significant night dreams. This compil

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674597001
• ISBN13: 9780674597006
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"