Milking the Bodhi Tree: Mulberry for Disease Demons in Yōsai’s <i>Record of Nourishing Life by Drinking Tea (Kissa yōjōki)</i>
In light of new discoveries of his writings, recent studies on the medieval Japanese monk Yōsai (or Eisai; 1141–1215) have moved away from longstanding preoccupations with his role in establishing Zen in Japan and instead stress his career-long orientation as an esoteric Buddhist monk of the Tendai...
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MDPI AG
2022-06-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/6/525 |