Flower petals fall, but the flower endures : the Japanese philosophy of transience / Seiichi Takeuchi ; translated by Michael Brase.

Flower petals fall, but the flower endures : the Japanese philosophy of transience / Seiichi Takeuchi ; translated by Michael Brase.

Hanabira wa chiru hana wa chiranai. English

Japanese title on colophon: Hanabira wa chiru hana wa chiranai : mujō no Nihon shisō

Eibunban.

9784916055484 (hardcover)
4916055489 (hardcover)

Tokyo, Japan : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2015.

©2015

English

In English with parallel title in Japanese; glossaries in English and Japanese.

205 pages ; 22 cm.

B5241 .T35 2015

"Life is short and transient--Japanese people call this sentiment mujokan. However, what if we could sweep away the "despair" looming over the present age by proactively accepting this mujo (transience)? Perusing the thought of mujo from the perspectives of philosophy, literature, art and religion, Takeuchi delves into the view of life and death unique to the Japanese people who have shared "grief" and "pain" with each other, as well as into the very core of their underlying spirit." -- Publisher's description.

Edition statement from colophon.
Originally published in Japanese: Hanabira wa chiru hana wa chiranai : mujō no Nihon shisō (Tōkyō : Kadokawa Gakugei Shuppan, ©2011).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-205).

Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)

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