A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees

Name: A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
SKU: 9780141398259
Price: 9.99 NZD
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By none Kenko

Series: Penguin Little Black Classics

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A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees by Kenko offers a series of reflections that provide insight into Buddhist philosophy and cultural practices in Japan. The book is a collection of musings, anecdotal stories, and thoughts on aesthetics, simplicity, and the impermanence of life, encouraging readers to appreciate everyday moments. It's an exploration of the beauty found in both nature and human existence, offering timeless wisdom through its contemplative prose.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this classic work if you're intrigued by the art of reflecting on life's simplicity and transient beauty. The author offers a poetic exploration of philosophy and aesthetics, inviting readers to appreciate nature's elegance and contemplate the impermanence of existence. It's a profound journey for anyone interested in traditional Japanese culture and thought.

A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees

Includes exquisite reflections on life's fleeting pleasures by a thirteenth-century Japanese monk are delicately attuned to nature and the senses.

Moonlight, spring blossom, a woman's hair - a medieval Japanese monk reflects on idle moments and life's fleeting joys.

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Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary.

A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees

'It is a most wonderful comfort to sit alone beneath a lamp, book spread before you, and commune with someone from the past whom you have never met...'

Moonlight, sake, spring blossom, idle moments, a woman's hair - these exquisite reflections on life's fleeting pleasures by a thirteenth-century Japanese monk are delicately attuned to nature and the senses.