Shasekishū
Sign in to saveThe , also read as Sasekishū, translated into English as Collection of Stone and Sand, is a five-volume collection of Buddhist parables written by the Japanese monk Mujū in 1283 during the Kamakura period.
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- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Mujū
- Genre
- setsuwa
- Image
- 沙石集序.jpg
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- number of episodes
- 150
- copyright status
- public domain
- time period
- Kamakura period
- form of creative work
- short story collection
- Commons category
- Shasekishū
- language of work or name
- Japanese
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The , also read as Sasekishū, translated into English as Collection of Stone and Sand, is a five-volume collection of Buddhist parables written by the Japanese monk Mujū in 1283 during the Kamakura period.
It is best known in English for an excerpt included in 101 Zen Stories.
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