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Pure Land Haiku

The Art of Priest Issa

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No mere "child's poet," Issa is an aware and committed artist who celebrates, in a lifetime of haiku, the "Other Power" of Amida Buddha: a power that transforms the individual and universe or, more exactly, the individual/universe in their inseparableness. Pure Land Haiku: The Art of Priest Issa is the first book-length English-language treatment of this remarkable Japanese poet in relation to his joyful, "priestly" mission.

ISBN 0-914910-53-1
Buddhist Books International/ 2004
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List price: $12.95. Check or money order only.
Handling and shipping: $3 for the first copy and $1 each for additional copies.
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Buddhist Books International
820 Plumas St.
Reno, Nevada 89509
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