Discovering the Lotus on This Shore: A Reading of Kenji Miyazawa's "Okhotsk Elegy"

Authors

Jon P. Holt, Portland State UniversityFollow

Published In

Dharma World

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2016

Subjects

Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) -- Criticism and interpretation, Japan -- Literary collections

Abstract

Miyazawa wrote stories and poems in order to help others understand, venerate, and propagate the Lotus. In doing so, he created works that are both very Japanese and very worldly.

Description

Published with permission from Dharma World. Originally published in Dharma World Vol. 43, and available online at: http://www.rk-world.org/dharmaworld/dk_home.aspx

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17679

Citation Details

Holt, Jon. "Discovering the Lotus on This Shore: A Reading of Kenji Miyazawa's 'Okhotsk Elegy'." Dharma World Vol. 43 (Tokyo: 2016). 25-29.