Table of Contents

Figures Preface Acknowledgments 1. Winds of Doctrine: The World of Thought and Feeling in Late Kamakura Japan 2. Muju Ichien's Mirror for Women (Tsuma kagami, 1300): A Buddhist Vernacular Tract of the Late Kamakura Period 3. Abbess Kakusan and the Kamakura Hojo 4. Princess Yodo's Purple-clad Nuns 5. From Sanctuary to Divorce Temple: Abbess Tenshu and the Later Kitsuregawa Administrators 6. Everyday Life at Matesugaoka Tokeiji : Sacred and Secular 7. The "Divorce Temple" in Edo Satirical Verse 8. Meiji through Heisei: Tokeiji and Rinzai Zen Continuity Appendixes Chart A.Zen Lineage from Sakyamuni to the Tokeiji Chart B.Kakusan's Relationship to the Hojo and Adachi Families Chart C.From Ashikaga to the Kitsuregawa Administrators Chart D.Relationships in the Tokeiji Succession during the Late Muromachi and Early Edo Periods Chart E.Tokeiji Head Abbesses and Acting Abbesses Notes Annotated Cross-Referenced Index to Major Cited Texts Bibliography Index

About the Author

Sachiko Kaneko Morrell is retired from her position as East Asian Librarian at Washington University in St. Louis. Robert E. Morrell is Professor Emeritus of Japanese Literature and Buddhism at Washington University in St. Louis and the author of Sand and Pebbles (Shasekishu): The Tales of Muju Ichien, A Voice for Pluralism in Kamakura Buddhism, also published by SUNY Press, and Early Kamakura Buddhism: A Minority Report.

Reviews

"This cultural history of the famous Tokeiji Convent is rich in detail and generous in providing translations of the prose and poetry speaking to both its Rinzai Zen cult and its popular reputation as a sanctuary for women escaping from abusive marriages. This is engaged scholarship."

"This long-awaited tome on Tokeiji through the ages is chock full of witty insights, poetic excerpts, irascible comments, and fascinating information. A delightful read."