Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. List of Abbreviations xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Part One
7. ONE Prologue 11
8. TWO Renga History 12
9. THREE On the Tsukubashū 16
10. FOUR Post-Shinkokinshū Waka 19
11. FIVE Ancient and Middle-Period Renga 21
12. SIX The Character of the Work of the Early Masters 23
13. SEVEN The Style of Ineffable Depth ( Yūgen) 27
14. EIGHT Learning and the Study of Renga 36
15. NINE The Role of Waka in Renga Training 40
16. TEN On Hokku 42
17. ELEVEN Double Meaning in Poetry 45
18. TWELVE The Manifold Configurations of Poetry 48
19. THIRTEEN The Roots of Poetry in Temporality 51
20. FOURTEEN Poetic Process as a Contemplation 53
21. FIFTEEN The Wisdom of Nondiscrimination 56
22. SIXTEEN Right Teaching and the Individual Poet 58
23. SEVENTEEN The Influence of Companions in the Way 60
24. EIGHTEEN Poetry and the Mundane Mind 62
25. NINETEEN The Issue of Fame as Index of Poetic Value 64
26. TWENTY Poetry Is an Existential Discipline 66
27. TWENTY-ONE Poetry Is a Self-Consuming Passion 68
28. TWENTY-TWO Worldly Glory Versus Reclusive Concentration 71
29. TWENTY-THREE Criticism Is a Function of One's Own Limitations 73
30. TWENTY-FOUR Sitting with a Master 75
31. TWENTY-FIVE Constant Practice Is Decisive 77
32. TWENTY-SIX Valorizing the Deviant or Obscure 79
33. TWENTY-SEVEN The Difficulty of Comprehending Superior Poetry 81
34. TWENTY-EIGHT The "Vulgar" Verse 83
35. TWENTY-NINE Plagiarism 86
36. THIRTY Excessive Straining Mter Effect 89
37. THIRTY-ONE Semantic Confusion 91
38. THIRTY-TWO Incomprehensibility 93
39. THIRTY-THREE The Close Link and the Distant Link 96
40. THIRTY-FOUR On Hen-jo-dai-kyoku-ryū as the Structure of the Renga Link 102
41. THIRTY-FIVE On Rikugi: The Six Types of Poetry 109
42. THIRTY-SIX Poetry Contests and Criticism 114
43. THIRTY-SEVEN Marks and Grade Points in Renga 116
44. THIRTY-EIGHT One's True Poetry Emerges in Old Age 118
45. THIRTY-NINE The State of Renga in Our Time 120
46. Part Two
47. FORTY About Hen-jo-dai-kyoku-ryū 137
48. FORTY-ONE The Central Place of Grace [en] in the Poetic Process 140
49. FORTY-TWO Verses on the Moon, Flowers, and Snow 143
50. FORTY-THREE The Verse of Ineffable Remoteness (Yōon) 145
51. FORTY-FOUR Renga Rules and Buddhist Precepts: The Question of Morality and Freedom 148
52. FORTY-FIVE Poetry and Zen Meditation, the Cosmic Body, and the True Word 153
53. FORTY-SIX The Link Between Maeku and Tsukeku 156
54. FORTY-SEVEN The Nature and Goal of Criticism 159
55. FORTY-EIGHT Selecting Friends of the Way 162
56. FORTY-NINE The Close Link and the Distant Link 164
57. FIFTY On the Issue of the Ultimate Style 167
58. FIFTY-ONE Discipline in the Mind-Ground 171
59. FIFTY-TWO Orthodoxy and Plurality 173
60. FIFTY-THREE Reclusion 175
61. FIFTY-FOUR The Impartiality of Divine Response 178
62. FIFTY-FIVE Heredity, Social Status, and the Way 180
63. FIFTY-SIX The Mark of Temporality in Talent, Training, and Fame or Obscurity 182
64. FIFTY-SEVEN The Difficulty of Achieving the Way: The Transmission of Mind Is Beyond Language 185
65. FIFTY-EIGHT Mutually Supportive and Antagonistic Arts 188
66. FIFTY-NINE The Practice of Poetry in Our Time 190
67. SIXTY The Question of the True Buddha and the Ultimate Poem 197
68. SIXTY-ONE The Ten Virtues 200
69. SIXTY-TWO Epilogue 204
70. Notes 209
71. Appendix: Biographical Notes 337
72. Bibliography 361
73. Character List 371
74. Index of First Lines 399
75. Subject Index 402