徒然草試論(二)

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This essay is intended to bring light on what the first chapter of Tsure-zure Gusa means, and on what was the ideal way of life which Kenko, the author of the classic, had in his mind. In bringing to light what the first chapter of it means, the present writer set myself to consider the chapter from the historical context, in the whole of Tsure-zure Gusa, and by reading connotations between the lines. From all these considerations, it would seem that in the chapter Kenko preaches that a man is not to desire any social position or rank but a true hermit, and you should aim solely at making your inner life better and better by possessing learning both broad and deep. The inquiry into Kenko's view of life proves that he awoke to the uncertainty of life and he realized the uncertainty as the law of universal change. Therefore he said, "How foolish of you to be governed by a desire for fame and profit and fret out your whole life without a moment of peace.…" And Kenko wrote, "If you leave off everything without hesitation and turn to the Way, your mind and body, unhindered and unagitated, will enjoy lasting peace." It has been definitely shown after all by this essay that Kenko's ideal of life was the way of Hsu Yu rising above the world, being 'a clean detachment' in his heart, written in Chapter 18 of Tsure-zure Gusa.
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