The Priest And His Disciples: A Play (1922)

By Glenn W B 1886 Shaw, Hyakuzō Kurata, Kurata Hyakuzo

Book Overview

""The Priest and His Disciples"" is a play written by Hyakuzo Kurata in 1922. The story revolves around a Buddhist priest named Kanda who is tasked with teaching three young disciples - a samurai, a farmer, and a merchant - about the ways of Buddhism. The play explores their individual struggles and how they each come to understand and embrace the teachings of Buddha. Throughout the play, Kanda faces challenges in trying to impart his wisdom to his disciples, and the story ultimately leads to a dramatic and poignant conclusion. This play offers a unique insight into Japanese culture and Buddhist philosophy, and is considered a classic of Japanese literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1437302564
• ISBN13: 9781437302561
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"