superoutland@aol.com (SuperOutland) wrote in message news:<e91ad9af.0401301659.22cb1ac0@posting.google.com>...
> Hello i am wondering if kyoto has any books of good philosophy that
> you can reccomend, comparable to what china or germany has produced.
> 
> 
> the reason i say "kyoto" instead of "japan" because kyoto is
> considered the cultural elite while the rest of japan just apes french
> and americans and i dont wanna read philosophy that is just a copy of
> french or american philosophy.
> 
> 
> I would also like it to pre-date the meiji era for the same reasons.
> 
> 
> Does anyone here read japanese philosophy?

"Talking about the Truth is like describing sex to a virgin.  You just
have to experience it."  Blind Zen Master from Kyoto pre-Meiji era