{"product_id":"gleanings-in-buddha-field-9781462908981","title":"Gleanings in Buddha Field","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThis classic text about Buddhism in Japan by Lafcadio Hearn—on of the first Westerns to write about Japan—will be of great interests to scholars and Japanophiles alike.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLafcadio Hearn's books continue to charm and captivate readers, as the exotic subjects about which he wrote charmed and captivated him. Gleanings In Buddha-Fields presents more Hearn magic as he enters into the spirit of Buddhism as though he were born into it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHearn says that if he were a god, dwelling in some old Izumo shrine on the summit of a hill, then \"as air to the bird, as water to the fish, so would all substance be permeable to the essence of me. I should pass at will into the walls of my dwelling to swim in the long gold bath of a sunbeam, to thrill in the heart of a flower, to ride on the neck of a dragonfly.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe writes of a trip to Kyoto, telling of hazy autumn rice fields, with dragonflies darting over the drooping grain; maples crimsoning above a tremendous gorge; ranges of peaks steeped in morning mist; and a peasant's cottage perched on the verge of some dizzy mountain road.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lafcadio Hearn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48294848921851,"sku":"9781462908981","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_9e238f7d-6e29-4176-b815-a49751b7b3a1.jpg?v=1779190494","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/gleanings-in-buddha-field-9781462908981","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}