Moving Forward and Back

This is the Tsunami  by Hokusai which was printed is a very interesting way by the Japanese people. They used wood block printing to make this picture of a wave. What is wood block printing?

Japanese Literature

Ancient Japan did not have its own written language until the Kanji was introduced by the Chinese as I pointed out in a previous post. Since the Japanese originally took their language from the Chinese their first works of literature had alot of the Chinese writing style once they started writing about Japan.

The First Novel

Romance, travel, encounters with the supernatural, and a hero so perfect he seemed to belong in a bygone age.

                                                                                                                          

Language Preserved

The Japanese are a culture who gathered many things from its neighbors. Some of the things that people believe are strictly Japanese originally were not. Sushi and the Japanese written language both have this in common.

Buddism

A jug fills drop by drop. 

All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain? 

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. 

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
Buddha