What is a truly good book - a masterpiece that survives the ages and becomes a classic - the beloved Chekhov Zola.
今こそチェーホフとゾラを読もう!―時代と世の中の仕組みを冷静に見る視点 これまで当ブログではおよそ1カ月にわたってチェーホフについてご紹介してきました。 ドストエフスキーを学ぶ上では必須という作家ではないチェーホフをここ…
今こそチェーホフとゾラを読もう!―時代と世の中の仕組みを冷静に見る視点 これまで当ブログではおよそ1カ月にわたってチェーホフについてご紹介してきました。 ドストエフスキーを学ぶ上では必須という作家ではないチェーホフをここ…
『カラマーゾフの兄弟』を読んで、「宗教とは何か」「オウムと私は何が違うのか」と悩んでいた私の上にドストエフスキーの稲妻が落ちます。
I have come to know. There is no turning back now.
これまで漠然と「宗教とは何か」「オウムと私は何が違うのか」と悩んでいた私に明確に道が作られた瞬間でした。
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.
The best of our blog! The "Dostoevsky's Journey" trilogy - my full-length European travelogue!
(6) The day I was convinced that Buddhism would never spread in India - I was shocked at the Ganges bathhouse.
Travels to Buddhist Sacred Sites in India and Sri Lanka: What I felt there when I was called to India
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(1) The birth of Prince Siddhartha in Lumbini, Nepal!
10 novels instead of business cards - I'm ashamed to say I'm such a person.
Ten books that a bookish monk would seriously recommend to students - reading is always a powerful thing!
Takahiro Ueda, "Dostoevsky and His Wife's Fateful Journey: Travels in Western Europe of Madness and Love" - A journey that traces a once-in-a-lifetime journey with his wife that changed the destiny of a great writer.
Why am I, a monk, reading Dostoevsky and world literature?" Articles - The Surprising Similarities Between Shinran and Dostoevsky
Round-the-World Travels - A journey through the world's religions and history - Why I, a Buddhist monk, embarked on this journey
(28) Anuradhapura, the ancient capital of Sri Lanka - Visit to the holy place of Theravada Buddhism where the Bodhi tree from Bodh Gaya stands
List of recommended reference books and commentary articles on "Don Quixote" - The world's greatest novel is still interesting! The more you know about it, the more you enjoy its charm!
Reading Zen'e Hotta: A Compass for Understanding the World" - Recommended introductory book by the great writer who also influenced Hayao Miyazaki.
Yoshiemi Hotta, "What I Thought in India" - India has an "oopsie face"... A masterpiece travelogue of India by one of Japan's leading writers!
What should I read Dostoevsky first? What is the recommended reading order?
Do you know the Dostoevsky statue in Baden-Baden? ~ The ultimate sculptural work that I was most impressed with in Germany!
(27) Visit Mihintale, the sacred place where Buddhism was introduced in Sri Lanka - A mythical world worthy of the name of a sacred place!