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Lotus moon : the poetry of the Buddhist nun Rengetsu

Rengetsu, John Stevens (Translator, Author), Bonnie Myotai Treace
At the age of thirty-three, Otagaki Nobu (1791-1875) renounced a world that had visited great tragedy upon her--the deaths of two husbands and three infant children--and was ordained a Buddhist nun, taking the name Rengetsu, which means Lotus Moon. Lotus Moon is a selection of her finest poetry presented in John Stevens' elegant translations and includes illustrations of her artwork and pottery

Print Book, English, 2005
First edition
White Pine Press, Buffalo, New York, 2005