Hojoki: A Buddhist Reflection on Solitude - Chomei, Kamo No
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Discover the tranquil wisdom of Chomei's 13th-century masterpiece, Hojoki, as it unveils the beauty of imperfection and the serenity of a simple life amidst the chaos of existence.

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Discover the tranquil wisdom of Chomei's 13th-century masterpiece, Hojoki, as it unveils the beauty of imperfection and the serenity of a simple life amidst the chaos of existence.
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Kamo no Chomei was a Japanese poet, musician and essayist who died in 1216. While in his fifties, he became a recluse, moving to Mount Hiei outside Kyoto then to Hino, where he built a tiny hut and spent the rest of his life writing and contemplating. Matthew Stavros is a historian of Japan at the University of Sydney and the former director of the Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies. He is the author of Kyoto: An Urban History of Japan's Premodern Capital (University of Hawaii Press, 2014) and numerous articles on Kyoto's architectural and urban history. His research focuses primarily on the material culture of premodern Japan and eastern Asia, with particular interest in cities, buildings, and religious monuments. He trained in architectural and urban history at Kyoto University and read history at Princeton University where he earned a Ph.D. He teaches modern and classical Japanese language, Japanese history and historiography, and more broadly on the histories and cultures of East and Southeast Asia. For digital resources and learning materials related to Hojoki, visit http: //www.mstavros.com Reginald Jackson is an artist and associate professor of pre-modern Japanese literature and performance at the University of Michigan. He is the author of Textures of Mourning: Calligraphy, Mortality, and the Tale of Genji Scrolls and A Proximate Remove: Queering Intimacy and Loss in The Tale of Genji.