Compassionate Light in Asia: A Dialogue

ISBN-13: 9781848851986 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 256 str.

Jin Yong

Opis

""Life is a drama of encounters,"" writes Daisaku Ikeda at the beginning of this dialogue: ""Beautiful encounters. Momentary encounters. Each person's drama is unique."" This particular encounter, between a celebrated Chinese novelist and prominent Japanese religious leader, illustrates the truth of that reflection: for in the discussion that resulted from their meetings, Jin Yong (who is sometimes called ""the Asian Dumas"") and Daisaku Ikeda were able to find remarkable common ground - what they refer to as a ""karmic bond"" - resulting from the particularity of their experiences in wartime and mutual resistance to adversity. Ranging across a variety of engaging themes, the interlocutors explore such topics as the nature of friendship; theories of civilization; world literatures that have inspired them; the importance of free speech; Buddhist perspectives on life and death; and the spiritual search for truth. Demonstrating a remarkable capacity for empathy throughout, the authors incarnate in their lives and work an intelligent and sympathetic compassion that represents a beacon of hope to the future direction of Sino-Japanese relations.

Spis treści

Preface by Jin Yong Preface by Daisaku Ikeda The Seasons of Life - Self-Discipline and character development in youth Creating Twenty-first Century people - Deng Xiaoping and the Return of Hong Kong Friendship, Spirit and Character - An Encounter with Buddhism Beloved Books of our Youth - Studying Human Nature in Plutarch's Parallel Lives A Resurgence of Literature - The Appeal of The Count of Monte Cristo Lu Xun, Revolutionary Humanist, Awakens the Soul of the People The Power of the Pen - From On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land to Ba Jin A Literature of Hope Illuminate the World with the Light of Humanity - The Essence of Victor Hugo's Literature The Noble Path to the New Century - Adventure in Romance of the Three Kingdoms and The Water Margin Notes Index