Second Expedition to India - Visit to the ruins in south-central IndiaDhoby Ghat is known as Mumbai's giant laundry.
I was lost in a certain emotion as I looked at this doobiegart.
We've finally come this far..."
For me, this is more than just a laundry. It is a sacred place, so to speak, as it was the setting for Keisuke Ito's novel "Slaughterhouse Organ".
Dreamland Disneyland ResearchThis work is unique in that it looks at Disney from the aspects of "sacred places," "faith," and "culture. As a Buddhist monk, this is a very interesting theme for me.
Let's be clear. This book is extremely interesting...!"
It is quite a miracle that so much has been compiled in a new book. It is very rare to find a book of this caliber. I highly recommend this book not only to Disney fans, but also to anyone interested in culture and religion.
Yukio Mishima and Japanese LiteratureThe current work, "Box Man," is indescribably exciting.
First of all, the title is a mystery to begin with. What is "The Box Man"?
I had only heard of Kobo Abe's "Hakon Otoko," but now I finally decided to read it for myself.
I had thought it was some kind of conceptual story in the image of Chekhov's "The Man in the Box," but I was surprised when I read it and found that it was really a story about a man who physically wore a box!
I highly recommend this work. I read this work as part of my study of Yukio Mishima, and it was a very enjoyable read as I could feel the differences in his style.
Yukio Mishima and Japanese LiteratureThat Yukio Mishima wrote a full-fledged science fiction novel!
Moreover, this work is extremely easy to read. It is so easy to read that if the author's name was withheld, you would not know it was Yukio Mishima. Furthermore, the immersive feeling is so strong that you find yourself completely immersed in the world of the novel. The fact that the members of the Osugi family are aliens and the existence of other aliens appear in the middle of the story, but they are so exquisitely spoon-fed that it is hard to tell where they are real and where they are science fiction. We find ourselves unwittingly caught in the middle of Mishima's calculated literary artifice. This is interesting. Simply interesting!
Well, it was a brilliant piece of work.
Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Southeast AsiaIt was surprising to learn that Buddhist scholars, orators, and preaching masters used to speak about Buddhism on the radio in Japan and had a strong influence on many people.
In this book, you will also discover amazing facts about Konosuke Matsushita, the overwhelming oratorical abilities of politician Yosuke Matsuoka, and the achievements of Hiroshi Shimomura, the man behind the Gyokuon-broadcasting that brought the war to an end.
Anyway, please read it. And do it as soon as possible! It is not every day you come across a book like this. It is one of the best books to read at a time when the world is very unstable.
Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Southeast AsiaArthur C. Clarke is a master of science fiction who, along with Stanley Kubrick, created that film "2001: A Space Odyssey.
That Arthur C. Clarke loved Sri Lanka and wrote an essay expressing his feelings about Sri Lanka!
When I learned of this, I did not hesitate to pick up this book.
Learning from the Bosnian Conflict and the Tragedy of the Rwandan Genocide: International Conflicts after the Cold WarThe Rwandan genocide is so shocking. It could be a traumatic read. It is such a hell. One can only be horrified that human beings can be so cruel.
I learned about the Rwandan genocide this way because of the Bosnian conflict, but reading these books reminded me that Bosnia, Rwanda, and Somalia are not each unique and abnormal, but that we all have something in our nature that allows such things to happen and that we all could have done it. I was reminded once again that human nature is such that such things can happen, and that we all have the potential to do them.
It is a history that we would like to turn away from, but if we do not pass through it, history will repeat itself in a different form. To prevent this from happening, we must learn about the tragic human history.
Contemporary Society through Dystopian Science Fiction NovelsScience fiction novels are not only interesting in their own right, but they also pose big questions for those of us living in the present.
You may read for pleasure.
You can read it while carefully considering the world today.
I think the beauty of science fiction novels is that they can be enjoyed in many different ways.
In this article I recommend 15 such novels.
Contemporary Society through Dystopian Science Fiction NovelsI first became aware of the works of Hoshi Shinichi when a friend of mine who likes science fiction recommended them to me.
And when I started reading it, I was surprised by the impact of the work.
Oh," he said, "this is Shinichi Hoshi! So this is Shinichi Hoshi!"
I couldn't help but think so, it was a unique view of the world. This is amazing! I was completely fascinated by its ability to realize surprising developments in such a short number of pages!
Contemporary Society through Dystopian Science Fiction NovelsKeisuke Ito passed away at the young age of 34.
Keisuke Ito wrote his debut work "Slaughterhouse Organ" while battling cancer, and this work was also written under near terminal cancerous conditions.
What is life? What is illness and death?
That is what we will be going through with this work.
When I think of Keisuke Ito's own circumstances, I feel the weight of this work even more.
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Travels to Buddhist Sacred Sites in India and Sri Lanka: What I felt there when I was called to India
(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.
Why am I, a monk, reading Dostoevsky and world literature?" Articles - The Surprising Similarities Between Shinran and Dostoevsky
(93) Varanasi, early morning on the Ganges River - Like an impressionist painting! The Ganges at sunrise from the boat
(92) Enjoy the Saharnath Museum's supreme treasure, the Ashoka Lion Pillar Head, and the "First Turning Wheel," the greatest masterpiece of Indian Buddhist sculpture!
(91) To the Dhamek Stupa at Sarnath (Kanoen) - The holy place of Buddha's first turning of the wheel! This is where the Buddhist Order began!
(90) Am I a disqualified monk if I am not impressed by the Buddhist holy places in India? Sinking in Bodh Gaya...
(89) Who owns Bodhgaya? History of the Movement to Retake Bodhgaya and Dharmapala's Maha Bodhi Society
(88) Visiting Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, the Holy Land of Buddha's Enlightenment
(87) Experience the fervor of Hinduism at the Vishnu Temple in Gaya, a major sacred site for ancestral offerings!
(86) To the place associated with Sujata and the Neelanjara River - The place of the milk porridge offering that saved the dying Buddha
