Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xi
5. Essays
6. Ryōkan of Mount Kugami 3
7. A Poetics of Mendicancy Nondualist Philosophy and Ryōkan’s Figurative Strategies 23
8. Commemorating Ryōkan: The Origin and Growth of Ryōkan’s Biographies 76
9. Translations
10. Translators’ Note 91
11. Curious Accounts of the Zen Master Ryōkan 94
12. Kanshi (Poems in Chinese) 107
13. Waka (Poems in Japanese) 203
14. Letters 223
15. Reflections on Buddhism 240
16. Finder’s Lists 255
17. Notes 259
18. Select Bibliography 291
19. Index 295
20. About the Translators 307