The Karma of Words

"A masterly book . . . will prove of great assistance to a student of Japanese literature and thought from the eleventh century onwards." --Times Literary Supplement   "A major contribution to the fields of Japanese studies, comparative literature, and history of religions . . . a book that begs for classroom use." --The Eastern Buddhist   "Innovative and provocative . . . will be of interest not only to specialists in Japanese religion and Japanese culture, but also to literary critic