Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!gcd.org!news.yamada.gr.jp!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.mesh.ad.jp!pln-w!spln!dex!extra.newsguy.com!newsp.newsguy.com!drn From: Brett Robson Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Kyoto philosophical traditon Date: 31 Jan 2004 08:24:35 -0800 Organization: Newsguy News Service [http://newsguy.com] Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: p-945.newsdawg.com X-Newsreader: Direct Read News 4.20 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:11735 On 30 Jan 2004 16:59:04 -0800, SuperOutland ... > >Hello i am wondering if kyoto has any books of good philosophy that >you can reccomend, comparable to what china or germany has produced. > Firstly read some real (ie non Japanese) texts on Buddhism. You'll learn about moderation, being good, and respecting life. Then ignore the moderation and respecting life and add respect for authority; that is Chinese Buddhism. Now ignore all of that, sit cross legged and stare at the floor; that is Japanese Buddhism. , ---- someone who wants junk mail info@jpat.jp