Shinran and Dostoevsky

Shinran and Dostoevsky

Blog Updates for FY2022 - Summary of last year and policy for this year. This year we are finally heading to the mainland!

Happy New Year!

Last year's lineup of articles was what can only be described as a mystery for a monk's blog, and it will continue to be so this year.

These articles may seem disparate at first glance, but in my mind, I keep thinking about a consistent theme: Shinran and Dostoevsky. Everything is connected.

I look forward to working with you again this year.
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Why am I, a monk, reading Dostoevsky and world literature?" Articles - The Surprising Similarities Between Shinran and Dostoevsky

Shinran and Dostoevsky.

A monk who lived from the late Heian to Kamakura periods, and on the other hand, a great writer representing 19th century Russia.

What if two people who seem to be completely unrelated actually have a significant connection?

This summary article describes such an encounter between me and Dostoevsky and why I, as a monk, must study Dostoevsky.
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What should I read in the Dostoevsky materials? -Who is Dostoevsky after all?

In this article I will discuss future directions and what I think about Dostoevsky research.

I started reading the complete works of Dostoevsky in August 2019, but the first problem I had in trying to learn about Dostoevsky was that I did not know where to start reading.

Dostoevsky is too famous, too huge a writer.

This is why there are so many reference books, and why they are so different from each other. Why does this happen? What should we do? This article will consider these questions.
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Numbed by Hideo Kobayashi's "On Reading! This is how I started reading Dostoevsky - my encounter with Dostoevsky⑷.

I was surprised to find myself rereading The Brothers Karamazov for the first time in nine years, since I was a student.

I still think this novel is amazing..!

I was newly impressed by the passages that shocked me when I first read them, as well as by passages that did not catch my attention that much the last time, saying, "I didn't know this was written.

Another book I was reading at the time, "On Reading" by Hideo Kobayashi, would define my path.

It was this book that led me to become completely absorbed in Dostoevsky.
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My Round-the-World Journey, Don Quixote's Ideals, and Dostoevsky: My Encounter with Dostoevsky (3)

After returning from my trip around the world in 2019, I met many children through temple events.

And they led to my reunion with Dostoevsky. This was my second encounter with Dostoevsky.

From this time to the present, I have continued my research on Dostoevsky.

As I studied him, it became clear that Dostoevsky and Shinran Shonin, the founder of Jodo Shinshu, had remarkable things in common. The meaning of studying Dostoevsky is becoming more and more significant.
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The Shock of the Grand Inquisitor in The Brothers Karamazov! What exactly is religion? My encounter with Dostoevsky (⑵)

After reading The Brothers Karamazov, Dostoevsky's lightning bolt strikes over me as I was wondering what religion is and what is the difference between a parrot and me.

I have come to know. There is no turning back now.

This was the moment when a clear path was made for me, who had been vaguely wondering "What is religion?" and "What is the difference between Aum and myself?

Will I be able to overcome this problem?

Is religion really what the Grand Inquisitor says it is?

This was the second origin of my study of religion.