Issa and the Meaning of Animals
The poetry of Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828) can coax readers toward an insight sorely needed in our time: animals are like people and deserve our care and compassion. Animals work like people, play like people, sing, dance, make love, start families, and participate in seasonal celebrations from New Year's Day to end-of-year drinking parties--as portrayed in the haiku of Issa. They can also, according to the Pure Land Buddhism to which Issa subscribed, attain enlightenment in a future life. Recognizing animals, as Issa does, as fellow travelers in a shared world is a first step toward their ethical treatment.
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Issa and the Meaning of Animals
The poetry of Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828) can coax readers toward an insight sorely needed in our time: animals are like people and deserve our care and compassion. Animals work like people, play like people, sing, dance, make love, start families, and participate in seasonal celebrations from New Year's Day to end-of-year drinking parties--as portrayed in the haiku of Issa. They can also, according to the Pure Land Buddhism to which Issa subscribed, attain enlightenment in a future life. Recognizing animals, as Issa does, as fellow travelers in a shared world is a first step toward their ethical treatment.
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BN ID: | 2940150540811 |
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Publisher: | Haikuguy.com |
Publication date: | 09/05/2014 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 292 |
File size: | 238 KB |
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