Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Preface ix
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Chronology xix
7. Introduction 1
8. Part I. Mujū Ichien (1226-1312)
9. "No Fixed Abode": 1226-1261 13
10. Chōboji: 1262-1312 35
11. Mujū's World of Ideas 57
12. Part II. Sand and Pebbles (Shasekishū): Translations and Summaries 69
13. Part III. Casual Digressions (Zōtanshū): Selected Translations 273
14. Appendix A. Two Tokugawa Biographers: Kenryō and Tainin 283
15. Appendix B. Mujū's Doctrinal Affiliations 287
16. Appendix C. Mujū and the Esotericism of the Sambōin School 289
17. Appendix D. Yamada Family Genealogy 291
18. Notes 293
19. Glossary of Selected Terms 331
20. Glossary of Selected Characters 339
21. Selected Bibliography 343
22. General Bibliography 347
23. Index 361