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Since a few years ago I usually picked up this 380-page novel and decided not to read it due to my limited familiarity with Fumio Niwa; however, I changed my mind when I read his brief biography on its back cover. A reason is that the author himself was a heir of a Buddhist family who later renounced his priesthood to be a writer. Reading this book, I think, would allow me to know some conflicts regarding a Buddhist priest of Butsuoji (Temple of the Merciful Buddha) named Soshu who keeps struggling desperately due to his guilt and better understand how Buddhism in Japan has been practised by looking at a Buddhist sect, the True Pure Land, in terms of its teachings as well as services less familiar to me because Mahayana Buddhism has been adopted from China and practised since 552 in Japan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism...) whereas Theravada Buddhism imported from Sri Lanka has been practised in Thailand since 1292 (http://www.thaibuddhism.net/page1.htm). First, there are various poignant conflicts between Soshu and those key characters (Soshu vs. Mineyo, Soshu vs. Yamaji, Soshu vs. Tomoko, Yamaji vs. Tachi, priest vs. parishioners, etc.) in which, I think, its readers may not be unanimous since they seem nearly equally important, that is, each with its own impact toward Soshus confession and self-proclaimed verdict for his departure from Butsuoji in the last chapter. I found the conflict between the third pair naturally heartfelt, surrealistically romantic, and impressively descriptive. As Yamajis mistress after her mother passed away, Tomoko bitterly lives in a house with Shoko and Sumi; Soshi occasionally visits her house to perform the rite for her mother shrine. Over time, they gradually fall in love and Tomoko decisively plans to find somewhere for them to talk privately. I think most of the readers simply could not help appreciating how they finally meet without any intrusion, as we can read in Chapter 29, an excerpt: Tears began to appear in Tomokos eyes. Turning away, she felt for Soshus hand and took it in her own. I shall leave him. .. Soshu did not answer. And you, Father -- youll let him go if he decides to leave Butsuoji? You wont keep worrying about him? I cant stop worrying about him, for the temples sake. But its you that matters. Its been fate, anyway, as far as we are concerned. At least Ive found you -- Soshus smile was subdued. Thank you for finding me! -- in a bantering tone; but she leaned closer, her shoulders bent towards him, Soshu embraced her. ... ... Soshu gazed at the lovely fine-grained skin, like distilled water. It had never occurred to him that mere human flesh could be so beautiful, and he could not believe now that this woman could be his. A rush of delightful visions -- and with them a goading urge to desecrate such beauty. ... ... (p. 284)Second, I found this key teaching, Buddhism recognizes five sins: the taking of life, theft, fornication, lying, and intemperance, or transgressing the prohibition against drinking and the eating of flesh (pp. 63-64) nearly similar to the following five precepts, sila, as preached, known and practised in Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia: I undertake the training rule to abstain from taking life; I undertake the training rule to abstain from taking what is not given; I undertake the training rule to abstain from sensual misconduct; I undertake the training rule to abstain from false speech; and I undertake the training rule to abstain from liquors, wines, and other intoxicants, which are the basis for heedlessness. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist...)Third, one of the services as narrated in detail in Chapter 4 and briefly in other chapters in other families, that is, visiting to read the sutras to the family shrine, seems unique to me. These are some related excerpts so the we can understand how Soshu typically performs the rite: ... While his wife was serving tea, Tachi opened the family shrine which was kept behind the sliding doors of the cupboard, lit the candles and began to burn incense. ... After burning incense, Tachi sat before the shrine in silence, his hands clasped in reverence to the dead, then bowed to Soshu as the latter put on a ceremonial stole marked with the Butsouji crest. ... Soshu turned to face the shrine. Holding his rosary so that the single big bead was uppermost and the tassel hung down over the back of his left hand, he placed his hands together in the attitude of worship. ... ... He began with the Three Sutras of the Pure Land Sect. Altogether the readings took about two hours. Usually there would be a pause in the middle, while the priest rested and sipped a little tea to keep his voice fresh. ... ... After the Three Sutras, Soshu began the Monruige scripture, Tachi and his wife joining in as he did so. Soshu himself, of course, knew the text by heart, ... ... Finally, Soshu read from one of the Senshuji religious commentaries. ... ... ... When he reached the twenty-fifth chapter, Soshu moved a little to the left, so that he was no longer directly in front of the shrine, bent his head slightly, raised the book reverently to his forehead, and began to read again, holding the book now with both hands just below the level of his eyes: ... ... Tachi and his wife and son listened with bowed heads. Soshu turned to face them when he had finished reading, and after Tachi had thanked him formally for performing the rite, began to take off his stole. Mrs Tachi went to prepare a meal for him. ... Soshu merely tasted the food briefly, for politeness sake. ... (pp. 51-55)In sum, this novel is worth reading because it is readably translated, highly narrative/argumentative and reliably informative [despite a few errors, for instance, burnng (burning, p. 37), soul purpose (sole purpose, p. 61), an debt (a debt, p. 155), etc.]; therefore, I would like to recommend it to especially those interested in Japanese way of life focusing on the True Pure Land Sect, Mahayana Buddhism in Japan.
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